Sausage, Bean and Olive Casserole

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 350g onions, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 400g passata, diced
• 1kg pork sausages, cut into chunks or about 3cm thick
• 2 tablespoons plain flour
• 2 glasses red wine
• 80g tomato paste
• 400ml beef stock
• 150g pitted black olives
• 400g tinned cannellini beans, drained
• 200g button mushrooms, quartered
• 5 bay leaves
• Salt and pepper

Method

1. In a large casserole pan, fry the onions and carrots over a high heat until golden. Add the sausages and pancetta , cook for 3 minutes, turning them over regularly.
2. Add the flour and cook for 1 minute. Stir well. Add the wine, cook 2 minutes then add the tomato paste, tomatoes. beef stock, bay leaves, olives, beans and mushrooms.
3. Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
4. Cover the pan and cook in the oven for 30 minutes until the sausages are tender and the sauce has thickened.
5. Serve with your favourite crusty bread.