Sausage & Beans – Gordon Ramsay

January 21, 2015

This recipe takes it’s simple inspiration from Gordon Ramsay’s Fast Food book.  I’ve changed a lot of the pieces, but it’s basically sausage, beans, and tomatoes.  And as simple as that is, it’s quite amazing.  We’ve repeatedly eaten this meal and it still shocks at how damn good it is.

INGREDIENTS

4 Aidell’s Cajun Style Andouille Sausage (whole or chopped into bite size chunks, as you prefer).

Olive Oil

2-3 Fresh Thyme Sprigs

2 sliced cloves of garlic

1 14 oz can of pinto beans (drained)

1 14 oz can of organic chipped tomatoes

Pinch of Sugar

Salt

Pepper

DIRECTIONS

Pan fry the sausage in the olive oil, adding the garlic and thyme, cooking 3-4 minutes.  Don’t burn the garlic!  It’s easy to do.  Then add the can of beans (drained) and the can of tomatoes. Add the pinch of sugar.  Bring to a simmer and cover, cooking 10 minutes.  Add some salt and pepper to taste.

VARIATIONS

You can try any type of sausage.  The Aidell’s are precooked which makes them easier to cook, but any type would do.  Gordon Ramsay uses Toulouse sausages.  You can also use any ground thyme (use ½ teaspoon) and chopped minced garlic (1 tablespoon).  You could even use fresh tomatoes if you wanted, (2-3 I think would be right).