Warm and satisfying this Hawaiian Cumberland sausage casserole is very easy to make. You should have most of the ingredients in your cupboard and Cumberland sausages are readily available to buy online or from your butcher.  You can vary the taste by using red or orange pepper instead of green and adding 1 tablespoon of honey.  This is a classic dish and you can serve it any time of the year by varying the accompaniments.  In winter serve with large fluffy jacket potatoes covered with melting butter, or replace the butter with natural yoghurt for a healthier option. In summer serve with rice and some fresh sugar snap peas mmm…

Cumberland Sausage Hawaiian Casserole
Serves 6
Cooking time 1 hour - 1¼ hours

Ingredients
450g Cumberland sausages cut into small bite size pieces, (if you want to reduce the fat content in this dish then opt for Low fat Cumberland sausages)
1 medium can of pineapples in their own juice
3 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil
2 onions roughly chopped
1 large green pepper sliced
200ml stock
1 tablespoon sherry
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon honey (optional)
1 Tablespoon of light soya sauce
1 tablespoon cornflour
Salt & pepper to taste

Method
Pre-heat the oven to a medium heat.
Pour 1 tablespoon of oil into a frying pan and gently cook the onion and green pepper until soft but not turning brown.  Drain and transfer to a casserole dish ready for the oven.
Pour the remaining oil into the frying pan.  Gently cook the Cumberland sausages until just turning golden brown. Drain and transfer to the casserole dish.
Put the can of pineapples into a bowl and add the stock, sherry, soya sauce and sesame oil.  The sesame oil adds a hint of nuttiness to the casserole and although not traditionally used in Hawaiian recipes we love the added flavour. Blend together and pour over the sausage and vegetables. 
Cover and cook in the oven for 1 hour - 1¼ hours on a medium heat until the sausage are cooked through and the flavours are blended together.
Remove from the oven and thicken with cornflour.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Serve immediately.