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Polenta with sausage and fennel ragu recipe

Polenta with sausage and fennel ragu recipe

8 ratings

A delicious way to serve polenta, mixed with luscious crème fraiche and topped with a rich fennel, sausage and dill ragu. This simple dish makes a wonderfully warming supper that can be on the table in just 35 minutes. See method

  • Serves 4
  • 5 mins to prepare and 30 mins to cook
  • 413 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 400g (13oz) fennel, trimmed and finely chopped
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • ½ tsp chilli flakes
  • 400g (13oz) pack pork sausages
  • 1 tbsp grainy mustard
  • 250ml chicken stock
  • 4 tbsp light soft cheese
  • 200g (7oz) instant polenta
  • 50g (2oz) light crème fraiche
  • 2 tbsp dill, chopped

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1720kj
    413kcal     21%

  • Fat

    30g 43%

  • Saturates

    12g 59%

  • Sugars

    6g 6%

  • Salt

    4g 66%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 20.7g Protein 16.3g Fibre 2.5g

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the fennel, fennel seeds, garlic and chilli flakes for about 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. If it starts to stick, add a splash of water.
  2. Squeeze the meat from the sausages into the pan and add the mustard, then brown for 5 minutes, using a wooden spoon to break up any clumps.
  3. Tip in the stock and soft cheese and bubble gently for about 10 minutes, until the sauce thickens.
  4. Bring 800ml (1 1/4 pints) of water to the boil and gradually mix in the polenta. Beat with a wooden spoon on the heat while bubbling for 1 minute, then stir in the crème fraiche and some seasoning, and divide between bowls. Stir the dill into the ragu then spoon on top of the polenta to serve.

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