Grilled Norfolk sausages with crushed peas and onion marmalade

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Galton Blackiston shows how sticky onion marmalade and sweet peas are a fitting accompaniment to a simple grilled sausage recipe. The salty, spicy flavours of the pork sausage marry beautifully with the sweetness of the marmalade, and the crushed peas are an interesting alternative to mash.

First published in 2015

Ingredients

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Pork sausages & onion marmalade

Crushed peas

  • 200g of peas
  • 1 knob of butter
  • 1 dash of double cream

Equipment

  • Hand blender

Method

1
Place the sausages on a tray lined with foil and place under a grill. Cook until golden brown and cooked through
2
While the sausages are cooking, make the onion marmalade. Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the onions and cook over a moderate heat until browned
3
Add the sugar and vinegar. Turn the heat down and continue cooking until the liquid has evaporated and the onion marmalade has become a rich dark brown colour. Season to taste
4
For the crushed peas, bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Cook the peas in the water until tender, approximately 3 minutes. Drain and transfer back to the pan. Add in the butter and cream and roughly blitz with a hand blender
  • 200g of peas
  • 1 knob of butter
  • 1 dash of double cream
5
To plate, put a mound of crushed peas on a serving plate and top with the sausages and the onion marmalade
First published in 2015

There can't be many Michelin-starred chefs who started out selling homemade cakes, biscuits and preserves on a market stall in Rye in 1979. Yet, the quietly spoken, endearingly eccentric Galton Blackiston isn't like other chefs.

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