Easy Boerewors with Wasabi Mash recipe

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Easy Boerewors with Wasabi Mash recipe
Simple comfort food - recipe for Wasabi mashed potatoes with veggies, boerewors and gravy.

Ingredients

Boerewors and gravy:
700g Boerewors
20ml Olive Oil
2 Red Onions
1 Clove Garlic
Few sprigs of Fresh Thyme
100g Cherry or Baby Rosa Tomatoes – whole
Sweet Balsamic Glaze – I used the Verlaque Wild-Flower Honey Infused Balsamic Reduction
Splash of Verjuice to deglaze the pan
10ml NoMU Beef Fond
250ml Boiling Water
20mls Tomato Sauce/Ketchup
Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Ice cold cubes of butter – about 50g

Wasabi Mash:
800g Potatoes – peeled, cubed and boiled in slightly salted boiling water
Milk
Butter
10-15ml Wasabi Paste - I use Wasabi-O putting the OOOOOH into Wasabi
Ground White Pepper (my secret ingredient in any mashed potato!)

Directions

To make the boerewors/gravy:
Place the boerewors in a large saucepan or deep frying pan with a glug of olive oil and brown gently on both sides, remove and set aside

Peel and slice the onions (no need to chop),add to the pan with a bit more olive oil and the balsamic glaze and saute gently until limp and transparent

Add the thyme (I add the whole sprigs and fish them out before serving) garlic and cherry tomatoes and saute a few minutes longer

Deglaze the pan with a splash of Verjuice (you could use red or white wine or even Sherry or Marsala) then add the beef stock (mix the fond in the boiling water), tomato sauce, a good grinding of black pepper and the browned boerewors.

Bring to the boil, reduce heat and cover with a lid. Simmer for about 10-15 minutes until the tomatoes have broken down a bit and the sauce has reduced.

Turn off the heat and stir in the butter cubes to give a thick glossy rich sauce/gravy

Serve with steaming hot Wasabi Mash and Steamed Vegetables

To make wasabi mash:
Boil the potatoes in slightly salty water until just done - never overboil that they turn to mush!

Drain the boiled potatoes completely then add a generous splash of milk (sorry I never measure) and about 50g Butter and return to the heat just to warm the milk and start the butter melting

Remove from heat and mash all the ingredients together, sprinkling on some white pepper and a bit more salt if needed

Servings

Serves 4

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