Kidney Beans & Sausages Casserole Over Creamy Polenta

1tbsp oil
4 slices of bacon
1 pkt of thick sausages ( 10 sausages)
1 big onion, peeled and cut into slices
6 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
3 tsp hot sauce
5 med. Tomatoes
2 tbsp Tomato ketchup
3 tbsp Tomato paste
1 cup of water
1. veg. Maggie cube stock
200gms red kidney beans (soaked overnight & cooked in water & salt till tender)
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 tsp dry rosemary

Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the sausages for 5 mins , turning frequently until browned all over. Remove from the pan, and set aside.



In the same pan add finely chopped bacon, brown well. Add the onion and garlic and sauté for a few minutes to soften.

Add the chopped tomatoes, cook till soft. Add tomato ketchup, tomato paste, hot sauce, rosemary, salt & pepper. Cook for a minutes.

Add water & the cube and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and return the sausage pieces to the pan, along with the beans. Cover with a lid and simmer on slow flame for for 10-15 mins, stirring occasionally.



Serve it with garlic bread or over a bed of your choice of pasta or over creamy polenta. I had polenta (corn meal)so made it and enjoyed with the kidney beans & sausages casserole.

For Creamy Polenta

3 cups water
Salt to taste
1 cup medium-grain yellow polenta (corn meal)
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup Milk

Heat water lightly seasoned with salt to a boil over high heat, about 5 minutes. Quickly whisk in the polenta until fully incorporated.

Lower the heat to a low simmer, add the butter and allow the polenta to cook, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.

Finish by stirring in the milk and salt to taste if required.

If preparing in advance, cool, cover and refrigerate. Reheat in the microwave, about 5 minutes on high, just before serving. Stir vigorously after reheating so it is grainy & fluffed.

Goan Pork Sausages - My All Time Favourite

These sausages are unique to Goa and my all time favourite. They are absolutely delicious and can be eaten for breakfast lunch or dinner. The recipe below shows how to prepare the meat for future use. Once this is doen you can cook it by plain frying, broiling, or the way I like most with lots of chopped Onions. Yummilicious. 































They are found all over Goa but mostly the taste is similar wherever you eat it. However avoid the commercial ones as they are terrible. For The Recipe


For the sausage meat :

1 kg fatty pork (boneless)
½ cup Salt
1 tsp. Saltpetre
2 tbsps. Lemon juice


For the Spice Paste (do not use water)
25 Dry Red Chilies
1 tsp. Cummin Seeds
2 tsps. Peppercorns
10 Cloves
1 tsp. Turmeric
2 large pieces Cinnamon
40 gms. Ginger
40 gms. Garlic
Vinegar to grind the spices
6 tbsps. Palm feni (not to be used while grinding)


Wash the pork well. Remove the skin, cut into small cubes, apply half the salt and place in the basket. Keep heavy weight on the meat for 4 hours. Drain out all the water that collects around the meat and apply the remaining salt, saltpeter and lemon juice. Keep the meat again under weight for 24 to 48 hours, turning the meat after 12 hours. Sprinkle a little salt before keeping weight on the meat. Drain out any water that might be left, wipe the meat pieces with a clean dry cloth and keep it in the sun for a day. Mix the meat well with the spice paste adding the fenni a little at a time. Again keep this mixture in the sun for 2 days stirring it now and then with a wooden or plastic spoon.. Cool the meat and store in an air-tight jar. This will remain for months. Using a clean dry spoon, remove just enough sausage meat that is required at a time.

As mentioned above it could be plain fried, broiled or cooked with lots of onions. No need to add oil as the fat in the pork will take care of the cooking. A little water may be added to avoid initial burning.

The traditional way to store the meat is to take 2 meters approximately, of dried guts. Clean wash and dry thoroughly. Fill the sausage meat into the guts, 4 inches apart tying the space in between with strong thread. Sun dry for a couple of days.