2 pears, cored and chopped finely 2 sprigs rosemary, chopped 2 small onions, peeled and finely chopped 25g butter 500g sausage meat 35g chopped chestnut 75g breadcrumbs Handful chopped parsley
Cook the onions gently in the butter until soft and golden and add the rosemary, cook for a minute and then cool. Mix into the sausage meat with the breadcrumbs, pears, chestnuts and parsley. Press into a buttered baking dish and bake for about 30 minutes at 180oc.
Sweet and smoky cranberry sauce
1 small red onion, finely chopped 1 tablespoon oil 1 dessertspoon tomato puree 350g frozen or fresh cranberries 1 teaspoon sweet smoked paprika 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard Dash Worcestershire sauce 75g soft brown sugar 25ml cider vinegar
Cook the onion in the oil until soft then add the tomato puree and cook for a minute. Add the cranberries, paprika, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, sugar and vinegar and cook gently for about 20 minutes. Check seasoning. Can be pureed with a blender or left as is.