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Boston beans and sausage is a hearty and delicious dish that combines tender baked beans, smoky sausages, and a rich tomato sauce. It is easy to make and perfect for a cosy dinner.

Ingredients:

• 1 onion
• 1 tin of chopped or plum tomatoes
• 1 tin of mixed beans
  
• 8 vegan, vegetarian or meat sausages
  
• Vegetables: courgettes, carrots

Seasoning: tomato puree, sugar, vinegar, paprika and garlic

Optional: stock cube, handful of parsley

You can add some of your favourite vegetables such as peppers, and aubergines.

Serve with mashed potato, a side of vegetables or in a jacket potato.

Method:

1. Make sure your areas are clean and tidy and wash your hands before you start.
2. Peel and finely slice the onion. Remember to leave the core on the onion to minimise the affect of your eyes watering.
   
3. Finely chop or grate two cloves of garlic.
   
4. Finely chop the vegetables.
5. Add a few tablespoons of vegetable or sunflower oil to a pan.
6. Add crushed garlic, then onion. Gently fry until soft.
7. Add the chopped vegetables, season with salt and pepper, and then mix well.
8. Add the sausages, and season with a sprinkle of paprika. Keep everything moving in the pan until the sausages start to brown.
9. Add a couple of tablespoons of tomato puree, which will thicken the sauce and intensify the flavour.
   
10. Add tinned tomatoes and allow to reduce. Plum tomatoes are usually cheaper than pre chopped, and you can always break them down with your cooking utensil.
11. Add the tinned beans.
12. Add two tablespoons of vinegar. Crumble in a stock cube of your choice (vegetable or chicken) depending on your choice of sausage
13. For an extra sticky finish you can add a spoon of sugar, syrup or honey
14. Season with parsley and serve.

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