Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Roasted Sausages and Grapes

Prep time: 10 minutes
Roast time: 40 minutes
Serves: 3
Note: Recipe can easily be doubled to serve 6

Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 6 fresh Bratwurst sausages
  • 1 1/2 cups red seedless grapes
  • 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 2 finely diced cloves garlic
  • pinch of salt (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
  • 6-8 fresh thyme sprigs
Directions
  1. Rub the olive oil onto bottom of shallow casserole dish.
  2. Place sausages onto the oil making sure they're well coated.
  3. Pour in the grapes (place them so they surround all the sausages everything touching the bottom).
  4. Sprinkle on the seasonings and garlic.
  5. Lay a sprig or two of thyme over each piece of sausage.
  6. Roast in a 400 oven for 30 minutes turning once at the half way point. 
  7. Broil each side on high for an additional 3-5 minutes until each side is golden and crispy.
  8. Remove the sausages to a plate and gently mash the grapes making sure to scrape all of the flavour off the sides of the pan. 
  9. Serve with the grape mixture over the sausages. The recipe is also very good served over jasmine rice (as per the video)