The ultimate retro sausage recipe – Curried Sausages! Browned sausages in a curry flavoured sausage gravy with carrots and peas, it’s totally 80’s, totally kitsch, and we totally love it.
Curried Sausages
Curried sausages are as retro as bell bottom pants. And as the fashion astute are well aware, flares are gradually making a comeback…..
But curried sausages never went out of fashion as far as I’m concerned!!
If you’re dubious about this retro classic, think of it this way: Curried Sausages are really just sausages with gravy, with addition of curry flavour.
So if you like those 3 things, then this sausage recipe has your name written all over it!
What you need
There’s not that much that goes in this – and other than the curry powder, it’s the same ingredients as Bangers and Mash (Sausages with Gravy and Mash).
You will find some old school recipes that make curried sausages with water instead of broth / stock, but I personally find it lacks flavour.
You will also find some old-school recipes that call for the sausages to be boiled instead of browned. That made me want to cry!?
Feel free to add more vegetables – there’s plenty of sausage gravy so it can take it!
How to make it
Curried Sausages is a great quick dinner recipe. The part that takes the longest is browning the sausages – about 6 to 8 minutes. The curried sausage gravy only takes about 5 minutes to make!
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brown sausages, then remove and cut into chunks if desired – or keep them whole
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sauté onion and garlic – essential flavour base for an otherwise simple sauce;
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cook off curry powder – this little extra step will bring out the curry flavour, again, essential step for a simple sauce. I do this in all my simple curry recipes including my everyday Chicken Curry and Curried Rice;
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cook off flour – this will thicken the gravy (sub cornflour/cornstarch for gluten free, directions in recipe notes);
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slowly add the chicken stock while mixing; then
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add sausages, carrots and peas;
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simmer for a few minutes – sauce will thicken into a gravy consistency
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serve over mash, rice, noodles or mop up with bread!
In case you hadn’t caught on yet – Curried Sausages is most definitely NOT a traditional Indian curry! While the curry flavour is certainly not as strong or complex as with Indian curry favourites like Chicken Tikka Masala and Butter Chicken, it’s far quicker to make with a fraction of the ingredients and delicious in its own right.
I’ve been quite restrained with the vegetables in this recipe, but it can certainly take more – there’s plenty of of the curry gravy. Otherwise, try it with a side of a garden salad or leafy greens tossed with French Dressing, Balsamic Dressing or even the simple vinaigrette used in this Everyday Cabbage Salad. – Nagi x
Curried Sausages
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Curried Sausages
Ingredients
- 0.5 tbsp oil
- 600g / 1.2lb sausages , of choice (Note 1)
- 2 garlic cloves , minced
- 1 onion , halved and sliced
- 1 carrot , peeled, sliced on the diagonal
- 1 tbsp curry powder , or more (Note 2)
- 3 tbsp flour , any type (Note 3 for GF)
- 2 cups (500ml) chicken stock/broth , low sodium
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt , plus more to taste
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup peas , frozen
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- Cook sausages, turning to brown all over then remove. Optional: slice sausages into pieces on the diagonal.
- In the same skillet, add garlic and onion. Cook for 2 minutes until translucent.
- Add curry powder and stir for 30 seconds.
- Add flour and mix for 30 seconds.
- Gradually pour in chicken stock, mixing constantly.
- Add carrots, sugar, salt and pepper, stir well.
- Add sausages and peas, bring to simmer and cook for 3 minutes or until sauce thickens.
- Serve over mashed potato, rice, pasta or noodles. For low carb, try mashed cauliflower!
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
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Nicole Stock says
We all loved it. Easy, quick recipe with great flavour ❤
Monica Huntly says
This recipe is my go to for a quick dinner. The only thing I do differently to the recipe is add baby beans instead of the peas and I also add a spoonful of bistro gravy. Always a hit served with creamy mashed potato.
Clyde says
Beautiful flavour and quick to make! Used to use the packet sauce but not now. Its great to have a recipe with ingredients already in the pantry! We boiled our sausage’s as we prefer the soft texture and it removes a lot of fat. Also by chopping the carrot in half length wise then fine fine sliced gave them more time to soften. Great recipe to fine tune for your required taste of spice. Thank you Nagi !
Leanne says
Hi Clyde I have never boiled sausages before but I have found after frying them they seem a bit tough in the curry if that’s the right word. Plz tell me what to do in boiling them. Thank you so much
Andy says
Wicked good as *usual*, Nagi! Loved it, and whipped up pretty darn quick.
Nagi says
Wahoo, thanks so much for letting me know Andy! N x
Kat says
Loved this! Just added a bit more water. Think the carrots may need to be precooked as they were hard but still another delicious recipe!
Ashley says
In the video U didn’t add flour
Nagi says
Hi Ashley, it’s just not shown but you’ll need to add it as per the recipe. N x
Christine says
Yeah I noticed this and thought I was going MAD but thanks to Ashley I realised I’m not MAD as yet ! Thanks – going to make it soon as my husband loves curried snags made the old fashioned way of boiling snags !
Dan says
In response to the authors comment on the boiling of the snags in curried sausages, once you try it you’ll never go back. It gives an awesome texture to the snags that you can’t get by browning them.
Mel says
Each and every one of your recipes turns out delicious, and these curried sausages are no different. Tonight i made them for the fourth or fifth time and they were enjoyed by all. I’ve tried using cheap sausages vs more expensive sausages and it doesn’t really matter to us, they both taste great. Sometimes I add extra vegies.
Thanks Nagi for sharing all your ripper winning recipes!
Also thinking of you and everyone in lockdown atm and hoping that very soon everyone has their health and freedom back!!💖🌈
alimak says
Glad I made this – dispelled the horrid memories of the blerk served up as curried sausages in my youth (the mother wasn’t much of a cook – think white sauce with curry powder mixed in, not even cooked off and boiled sausies, omg!)
Don’t think I’d make it again, but thanks Nagi – not all curried sausies are created equal, but yours are the best!!!
Richard says
Hi Nagi,
Thanks for so many great recipes. My son and I didn’t have great success with this recipe but that’s okay, my question is: whose Tablespoon quantity do you use, Standard or Aussie? This has come up in a few recipies for us where the outcome has been…unexpected….
Keep up the great work!
Rich & Isaac
Vicki says
Always tried to find one like mums and this is it though I did add some cream and milk for extra sauce and therefore added extra keens powder
Delicious. Could still smell the aroma in my house 2 days after making it though which only made my tongue water for more..
Dana says
The old familiar smell of Keene curry. Amazing. I also added sultanas rather than sugar for sweetness. The carrots take much longer than a few minutes though so just a little more stock and simmer for 10 minutes with a lid and all good. Nice easy recipe.
Kim says
Outstanding!!! Packed with flavour. Used pork sausages and cut diagonally :)) I also added half zucchini sliced, this will be our go to meal for those cold chilli nights.
janz says
Very quick and simple but flavoursome meal.
Suzy says
Found your recipe on line. Wow, first time I’m cooked curried sausages ever & it won’t be the last. Hubby and I loved your recipe – so easy to follow. Only thing I did different, added a bit more water as Hubby likes more sauce and I didn’t have any stock leftover and I added some cauliflower. Yummy! Thank you very much for your recipe.
Nagi says
I’m so glad you’re loving the recipes Suzy, thanks so much!! N x
Lola says
I cooked the sausages and the veg and just put it all in the slow cooker! Hoping for the best! Haha
Nagi says
Enjoy Lola!! N x
Emma Garnham says
Would this recipe be adaptable to a slow cooker? I was thinking to potentially sear the sausages and onion first and then add into the slow cooker.
Codie O’Donnell says
I’m going to
Make this today but I only have stock cubes can I still make it? Do I need to add water? How much? Hopeless cook over here lol
Thanks
Nagi says
Hi Codie, easy! Just make up the 2 cups of stock with your stock cubes – usually it’s 1 cube to either 1 or 2 cups of water. N x
Joshua says
Amazing!!
Bree says
So yummy! I had a craving for curried sausages the other day, so glad I used your recipe