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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal491
  • fat30g
  • saturates10g
  • carbs39g
  • sugars26g
  • fibre5g
  • protein17g
  • salt2.8g
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Method

  • step 1

    In a large saucepan or flameproof casserole dish, heat the oil and brown the sausages with the onions for 10 mins until golden. Add the garlic and spice mix with 75ml water to prevent them from burning, and cook for 2 mins until fragrant. Add the dates and tomatoes, mix well, then spread out onto 2 plates to cool before pouring into a freezer bag and freezing for up to 3 months.

  • step 2

    To cook from frozen, put the stew into a large saucepan or flameproof casserole dish with all but 2 tbsp of the stock. Cover with a lid and gently heat to defrost for 25 mins, stirring occasionally.

  • step 3

    Once the stew is fully defrosted, mix the cornflour with the reserved stock and pour into the pan. Bring to the boil and simmer, uncovered, for 5 mins until thickened and piping hot. Serve with mashed potato.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2013

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A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.29 ratings

yunoworkpc_NhX7L1a

Like most recipes, the prep time and cooking time is a complete lie, of course.

Biddlybong

If you want fast food go to McDonald's

paulinefearnhead

question

Instead of freezing at the end of Step 1, can you add the stock, thicken with cornflour to complete the whole recipe, then freeze it, so it ready just to thaw, heat through and serve?

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. Yes you can but for best results freeze without the cornflour and just add this in reheating. It's perfectly safe to freeze the cornflour-thickened version but cornflour doesn't freeze especially well, nor does it do well with a the reheating process. We hope this…

maria35kelly

Great dish, has become a firm family favourite. Even my pickiest daughter likes it. I make it with sultanas instead of dates and serve it with couscous.

Alicedyl

question

Can I use dried apricots instead of the dates?

Anna_Glover

Dried apricots will work well in the recipe instead of dates, no problem. Thanks - Anna, Good Food team

Pinkali37

Is it just me that got confused with the recipe? It suddenly goes into step 2 with 'cooking from frozen'... I wasn't? When do I add the stock if cooking from fresh? Can't see the cornflour is needed! HELP...

maria35kelly

I add the cornflour with the ras el hanout.

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