Slow cooker Spanish pork sausages

Ingredients 

1kg of pork Sausages

2 large onions 

2 gloves of Garlic

2 tbls of flour

2 1/2 cups of chicken stock

1/2 tsp of dried oregano

1/2 tsp of Thyme

1/2 tsp of sweet paprika 

1 bay leave

1/2 tsp Cumin seed powder 

1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper 

1tbs of tomato paste 

Salt and pepper

Garnish with fresh Coriander

Method

In a frypan Brown sausages place in a a slow cooker. Then slice the  onions garlic and and sauté util soft but not browned. Add all the spices and sauté all together to get flavour going and sprinkle the flour over the onions and mix well. Place the onions over the sausages in the slow cooker and add the stock mixing as to cover all of the sausages check for salt and pepper cover and cook on high for 4 hours. Serve with fried chips, mash Potatoes or with steamed rice enjoy! 

    

Greek Shepherds pie

Ingredients

2 tblsp olive oil

1 large onion, diced

1 small leek chopped 

2 cloves of garlic

750g mince lamb or beef

100g of diced panseta 

1 large carrot, sliced or diced

120g peas corn, fresh or frozen

2 tblsp freshly chopped or 1/2 tsp dried thyme

1 tbls of tomato paste

1 can of diced tomatoes

1 cup beef stock

salt and pepper, to taste

2 tblsp plain flour

1/4 cup extra water

Potato topping:

4 large potatoes, peeled and diced

3 tblsp butter

120g grated cheddar cheese

1pkt of Mccormick sour cream & chive for mash potato 

1/3 cup milk

Salt/Pepper

Method:

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.

Heat oil in a saucepan then add onions,leek garlic, carrot & mince meat the panseta

Cook stirring until mince  and panseta has browned

Add thyme, peas, beef stock, salt & pepper

Simmer covered for about 20 minutes or until the carrots are tender

While this is cooking, boil the potatoes, drain & mash with butter, milk, cheese & season to taste

Combine flour & water together to form a paste & add this to the meat mixture, stirring until meat mixture has thickened. {Use extra water if meat becomes too thick}

Spoon mince mixture into an oven proof dish & top with mashed potatoes

Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until cooked through & mashed potato is golden brown on top