my own winter hotpot

ok, so i had some sundried tomatoes+ basil sausages in the fridge to do something for dinner and no recipe. This is what i did, it may not be very Swedish but i tasted so yummy (if i can say so myself) that i had to write it done somewhere so i can do it again. So here goes...

Please, forgive my measurements as i do things on the cuff.

Ingredients:

About 10 sundried tomatoes+basil sausages browned whole in the pan

1/2 leek cut up

about 5 medium potatoes cut up in cubes

4 medium carrots cut up in the same size as potatoes

3 swedes cut up in squares too

1 punnet of fresh...and i emphasis fresh...green peas.

3 tsp massel chicken stock powder

boiling water

lots of basil and parsley to taste and black pepper.

I also used steakseasoning (mackormicks)

a couple of dashes of red wine (from the glass i was drinking whilst cooking)

semidried tomatoes...to taste

1 tub of philidelphia cream 60% fat free...very nice taste and rich

2 tbsp tomato paste

Method:

Cut up the browned sausages and in a very deep pan or terrine, with a dash of olive oil, toss them over heat with the leek and the potatoes.

Sprinkle some steak seasoning, black pepper and massel chicken stock powder and stir.

Fill the terrine / dish with boiling water..just enough to cover the meat and potatoes.

Add lots of basil and parsley and the tomato paste and stir.

before taking a sip of the red wine you have in the glass, pour a couple of dashes into the hotpot.

When the hotpot has come to boil add the rest of the veges and the semidried tomatoes. Not the green peas as i hold off with them so they don't become too squashy.

After, say 20min, when the potatoes are just about ready, add the cream and the peas. Bring to boil again and then use some potato flour(diluted in water.. use your own discrepancy how much to use) to thicken the liquid to a stewy texture, let it stand on very low heat for 5 min.

With this i serve with some bread....the sauce is too nice to go to waste and of course a nice red like Oyster Bay Merlot.

Enjoy!