The best sausage traybake

Step by Step

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 220ºC, gas mark 7. As it heats, wash then remove any gnarly bits from the outside of the sweet potato, leaving the skin on. Cut lengthways into thick slices, then into 2cm cubes. Cut the mushrooms into 1cm slices, and the onion into wedges.

Step 2

Arrange the sausages in a large roasting tin (around 33x24cm) and drizzle with 2 tsp wok or sesame oil. Roast for 10 minutes. Mix the sauce ingredients and 75ml water. Set aside.

Step 3

After 10 minutes’ cooking, add the sweet potatoes, mushrooms and red onion to the tin. Drizzle with another 2 tsp wok oil and season with the Szechuan pepper and black pepper. Roast for 25 minutes more. Turn the sausages halfway to ensure an even colour on both sides.

Step 4

After 25 minutes’ cooking, nestle the pak choi into the tin. Drizzle the sauce over the whole tray. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, then roast for 10 minutes more until bubbling and the sausages are cooked through with no pink meat and the juices run clear. Leave to rest for 5 minutes, then serve by itself, or with brown basmati rice, if liked.