Boxty with Pork Sausages and Onion Gravy
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Ingredients
- 400 g baking potatoes
- 200 g mashed potato
- 170 g plain flour
- 100 ml buttermilk
- 8 pork sausages
- 2 onion, finely sliced
- 300 ml beef stock
- 30 g butter
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 701 kcal
- Protein
- 24.5 g
- Carbohydrate
- 73.9 g
- of which sugars
- 8.9 g
- Fat
- 34.4 g
- of which saturates
- 14.5 g
- Fibre
- 6.4 g
- Salt
- 3.10 g
Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.
Method
- 1
Peel and finely grate the raw potatoes, then squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Mix with the mashed potato, flour, buttermilk and a pinch of salt to a thick batter.
- 2
Grill or fry the sausages for 12-15 minutes until cooked through with no pink remaining.
- 3
Melt the butter in a pan and cook the onion for 12-15 minutes until deep golden, then stir in 1 tablespoon of the flour and the beef stock and simmer for 5 minutes until thickened.
- 4
Cook spoonfuls of the boxty batter in a frying pan for 3-4 minutes each side until golden and cooked through.
- 5
Serve the boxty with the sausages and onion gravy.

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