Spring may have arrived, but there are a still a few colder days before the warmth of summer arrives and on those cooler days this Cider, Apple and Sausage Casserole would be the ideal one-pot to serve to your family or friends.
I made this Cider, Apple and Sausage Casserole as a tribute to fellow blogger Isabella King of Coriander Queen. I can’t remember when I first visited Coriander Queen, Isabella’s delightful food blog, but she was one of the core of regular UK bloggers who posted delicious recipes and who I got to know through social media.
The food blogging community is a close-knit one, there is a real sense of camaraderie. We celebrate each other’s successes, commiserate when things go wrong and share our knowledge to help each other out. I had been aware that Izzie had had cancer and it was a pleasure to see her beautiful wedding photographs posted online, after successful treatment. There was a ripple of shock and disbelief through our community when we heard the news that cancer had returned and Izzie had passed away at only 29 years old. This was followed by real sadness and a feeling that we wanted, in some small way, to celebrate our connection with Izzie.
I hope that you will visit Coriander Queen to share Izzie’s passion for good food, enjoy her beautiful photographs and celebrate the indelible imprint she has left in the world of food blogging.
- 225 g Pork Sausages Or about 2-3 sausages per person
- 100 g of Carrots
- 100 g Onions
- 100 g Cooking Apples
- 1 tbsp Plain Flour
- 1 teaspoon chopped Fresh Sage you can substitute dried sage
- 300 ml Apple Cider
- Vegetable Oil
- 200 g new potatoes
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Pre-heat your oven to 180'C. Roughly chop and peel your onions and carrots, cut the new potatoes in half or quarters depending on how big they are, and core and slice your apples.
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Place a large oven-proof pan (one that has a lid) over a medium heat, and fry the sausages in a little vegetable oil until they brown on each side.
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Remove the browned sausages and place onto a plate.
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In the pan fry the apples, onions, carrots and new potatoes over a medium heat until slightly softened.
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Stir in the flour and cook a couple of mins until the apples and vegetables are lightly browned. Put sausages back into the pan and stir in the sage, along with a good grind of black pepper. Pour in the cider, stir and cover.
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Place in the oven for 45 mins.
Serve with crusty bread to soak up the juices.
Isabella served her Cider, Apple and Sausage Casserole with mashed potatoes, but I decided I wanted a one-pot casserole, so added new potatoes in with the sausages, carrots, apples and cider. They took on the delicious flavours of the sauce and that’s one less pot to wash up!
My tribute to Coriander Queen is part of a group tribute, please visit them all!
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Globe artichoke with balsamic dip on Natural Kitchen Adventures (vegan)
Cider, apple and sausage casserole on Farmersgirl Kitchen
Chocolate orange oat bars on Veggie Desserts (vegan)
Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies on Tin and Thyme (vegetarian)
Arancini (risotto balls) on Coffee & Vanilla (vegetarian)
Rich coffee cupcakes on BakingQueen74 (vegetarian)
Gingerbread cupcakes with orange buttercream on The Veg Space (vegan)
Marmalade and ginger loaf cake on The Crafty Larder (vegetarian)
Ginger and oat cookies on Kavey Eats (vegetarian)
Amatriciana pasta on Kitchen Sanctuary
Treacle tart on Patisserie Makes Perfect (vegetarian)
Crispy fried halloumi on Supper In The Suburbs (vegetarian)
Chocolate fridge cake on Jo’s Kitchen (vegetarian)
Chocolate almond butter cookies on Rough Measures (vegetarian)
Eggless chocolate chip cookies on Simply Sensational Food (vegetarian)
Boozy decadent hot chocolate on Fab Food 4 All (vegetarian)
Easy no bake blackberry cheesecakes on Casa Costello (vegetarian)
Best coriander / cilantro recipes on Fuss Free Flavours (some vegetarian)
Easy gingerbread popcorn snack on Celery & Cupcakes (vegetarian)
Elderflower and vodka cocktail slush on The Hedgecombers (vegetarian)
Fruit flapjacks on The Petite Cook (vegan)
Tomato, garlic and prawn spaghetti on Hungry Healthy Happy (pesceaterian)
Lemon drizzle loaf cake on Penne For Your Thoughts (vegetarian)
Chicken ramen on It’s Not Easy Being Greedy
Stuffed Nutella cookies on Munchies And Munchkins (vegetarian)
Easy Berry Compote on Eats Amazing (vegetarian)
Caipirinha on Lovely Appetite (vegetarian)
Garlic and Lime Coriander Prawns on Travels for Taste (pesceaterian)
I’m adding this post to the Slow Cooked Challenge the link up, not only for recipes cooked in a slow cooker but for any slowly cooked dish. Lucy at Baking Queen 74 is now firmly in charge of the Slow Cooked Challenge so visit her blog for more gorgeous slow-cooked recipe ideas
What a lovely tribute and this sounds like a perfect recipe for the weather we are having at the moment. I may try this with vegetarian sausages soon.
Thanks Margot. It would work just as well with veggie sausages.
A really lovely tribute- and such a nice comforting recipe to share
Thanks Tracy, I think Izzie had a knack for combining simple ingredients and making them really special.
Such a lovely tribute Janice <3
Thanks Janie, it’s been lovely to read all the tributes.
Oooh. What a lovely casserole and such a lovely tribute to a fellow food blogger. Such a nice thing to do xx
Thanks Dom, we just felt we wanted to do something to acknowledge her talent and creativity in our little world.
This is the perfect one pot meal to prepare to pop into the oven after work. This is a lovely tribute to Coriander Queen.
Thanks Nayna, that’s exactly what I thought when I saw it on Izzie’s blog.
Lovely post, it’s been an emotional day reading everyone else’s. I hope she is somewhere enjoying our celebration of her¬
It has been very life affirming to read all these tributes, I feel I know Izzie a little bit more than before.
Lovely one-pot dinner Janice – a great way to remember a lovely person.
It looks so warm and comforting. A lovely tribute to Izzie x
Thanks Nicky, it was comforting but not too heavy, so ideal for changeable spring weather!
I definitely need this recipe this week as I’m feeling the chill. A lovely tribute to Isabella.
Just saw the forecast and you are right! It’s going to be so cold and this kind of one pot supper is ideal.
Thanks also for adding it to the Slow Cooked Challenge! 🙂
You are welcome 😊
Such a nice recipe and a lovely tribute! What a wonderful blogging community to be a part of!
This looks so warm and comforting, like a big hug. A lovely way to celebrate Izzie.
A gorgeous post. Love one pot suppers like this, and Isabella wrote a fab recipe here.
She certainly did, Ceri. The flavours in the casserole were so good.
Beautiful post. This dish is heart warming in more ways than one xx
Thanks Emma, puts everything in perspective doesn’t it?
This casserole looks just wonderful, a lovely tribute to Izzie Janice:-)
Thanks Camilla, it’s been a good experience sharing this tribute to Izzie with all our food blogging friends
Such a great recipe, this looks amazing. A lovely tribute to Isabella.
Thanks Angela, it was delicious
A lovely and comforting dish, I could eat it anytime, but I guess you feel even better at a colder day with it.
Thanks Chris, it’s not too heavy either, I think the Apple and cider flavours lift it, so it’s nice to eat in these in between sort of days too.
Oh dear, you’ve got me welling up all over again. A lovely post Janice and gorgeous photos too – a fitting tribute to Izzie and her gorgeous blog.
Thank you, it’s been a real pleasure to visit all the tribute blogs and remember how talented Izzie was.
That looks like a super tasty and comforting dinner idea to me!!!! What a lovely way to pay tribute to Coriander Queen – the whole thing has been so moving.
Thanks, Katie. It was lovely to visit all the blogs and see the tributes.
That’s a wonderful tribute and a perfect recipe for this time of year. How fabulous that something so sad can bring together so many people to celebrate life and food. GG
Thanks Amanda, it was terribly sad, but so good to see the blogging community paying tribute.
What a delicious tribute! I am sure Coriander Queen will be smiling down at the blogging community as a whole for this venture
Thanks Fiona, I certainly hope so.
Such a delicious ode to a lovely lady.
Thank you Emma
This is so sad, but such a lovely tribute for so many bloggers to remember her with her recipes. Thanks for sharing, Janice.
It was very sad, she was so young. We were all very shocked and wanted to show the strength of our regard and the love of our blogging community.