Hot Pot Sausages with Red Wine And Leeks

1. Preheat the oven to 180 C , 350 F, Gas 4. Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the sausages for 5 mins, over a high heat, stirring occasionally until browned all over. Using a slotted spoon transfer to a plate. 2. Add the onions and carrots to the pan and cook for 8 mins, stirring occasionally, until golden. 3. Meanwhile plunge the leeks into a pan of boiling water and cook for 3 mins. Drain. 4. Arrange half the potato slices in the base of an ovenproof dish. Top with half the onions and carrots. Then add the sausages, leeks and remaining onions and carrots. 5. Arrange the remaining potato slices in overlapping rows on top. Whisk together the stock, tomato puree and wine. Season. Pour over the potatoes then dot with butter. 6. Cover the dish and bake for 30 mins. Remove from the oven, uncover and bake for a further 30 mins, until potatoes are golden. Cooks Tips If you dont like red wine use a dry cider instead for a more piquant flavour. NOTES : This recipe uses the sausages cooked with, sliced onions, leeks, carrots in a wine and stock gravy then topped with sliced potatoes and baked.