British Bangers Bathed in Boddingtons

One of my favorite beers is Boddingtons Pub Ale. It has a great taste with a clean finish and it makes a cool sound when you pop open the can. Since I had a craving the other day for Boddingtons I thought I would complement my beer with a nice sausage and peppers in beer dish. I really like sausages not only because they have a comforting fatty and salty taste, but also because there are so many varieties to choose from. Perusing through my local Foodland sausages selection, I found something that I thought would go great with my Boddingtons, Saag's British Bangers. Saag's British Bangers are pork sausages with toasted breadcrumbs added. Even though I suspected that this additional ingredient had the traditional purpose of being a "filler", I thought it would work great to soak up the beer I would saute it in.


British Bangers and Peppers with Boddingtons

4 British Bangers (Saag's)
1/2 onion
2 green peppers
2 red potatoes
1/2 can of Boddingtons
5 cloves of garlic chopped
Salt and pepper
Couple pinches of paprika
A few dashes of red pepper flakes
Olive oil

After chopping up my potatoes in half inch cubes and slicing my onions and peppers, I got about 2 T olive oil going in a large pan over med-hi heat. I then added my potatoes, peppers and onions and got them nice and brown. My potatoes were still a little hard, but I was hoping that they would soften after more cooking. I added my garlic and turned down the heat to medium. I then added some salt, pepper and a few dashes of red pepper flakes to the mix. After about 5 minutes or so I added a quarter can of Boddingtons and put the lid on the pan for about 3 minutes. Making sure my potatoes were soft enough, I took everything out and placed it in a dish. I added some new oil to the pan and placed in my sliced bangers inside. The Saag's bangers browned pretty well, but still had that pale look to it. The sausages were pre-cooked so I didn't have to worry about cooking all the way through. After the sausages were brown I added another 1/4 can of Boddingtons. I let the beer cook down a little before pouring everything over my vegetable and potato mix. After this I sprinkled some paprika on for extra flavor and some color.

Tasting Notes:
I haven't had too much experience with British Bangers, but I thought the Saag's brand was okay. There wasn't much spice or bite to it (nothing that a few dashes of Tabasco couldn't help), but there was a nice mellow seasoning to it. I think the breadcrumbs did help to hold some of the Boddingtons flavor. I think I'll have to do some more British Banger tastings to compare the flavors. I guess I better have plenty of Boddingtons on hand - for consistency sake of course.