Potato and Sausage Hotpot

This is good, stodgy, winter comfort food.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 2  onions, sliced
• 1  lb  fat sausage, sliced
• 18  ounces floury potatoes, sliced thinly
• 2  teaspoons Dijon mustard (optional)
• 1⁄2 pint  hot chicken stock or 1⁄2 pint  vegetable stock
• 3  ounces  mature cheddar cheese, grated
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan with a lid and fry the onion and sausages until starting to brown.
2. Add the potato slices and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden.
3. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Add the mustard, if using, to the stock, then pour into the pan.
5. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook for 10 minutes until the potatoes are tender.
6. Preheat the grill to medium.
7. Scatter the cheese over the top of the potatoes and put the pan under the grill for 5 minutes until the cheese is bubbling and golden.
8. Serve with steamed vegetables.