Cumberland Sausage with Beer & Cheese Fondue

Apparently, I cook with a lot of booze - sometimes you just need to - so let’s not break the habit. Sausage, beer and cheese - what’s not to love!!!

Cumberland Sausages with Beer & Cheese fondue

Serves 4 

Ingredients

  • 1 large onion, peeled & thinly sliced

  • 1 lb ish (4) Cobblestone Farm Berkshire Pork Cumberland sausages

  • 2 garlic cloves grated

  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds

  • 1 teaspoon coriander seeds

  • 1 can your favourite beer

  • ¾ cup water 

 Cheese Fondue

  • 1/2lb quality Mature English Cheddar (We use Cricketers) - grated

  • 1 oz smoked cheddar - grated

  • 1 cup liquid from cooking sausages

  • 1 tablespoon English mustard

  • 1 tsp cornstarch

  • Salt and pepper to taste 

Preparation

  1. Toast coriander seeds in a dry pan over a medium low heat - until they are fragrant… be careful not to burn them - Then grind in a pestle and mortar.

  2. Put onion slices, sausages, ground coriander seeds, mustard seeds & garlic in a frying pan with beer and water.

  3. Put a lid on then bring to boil, turn down the heat and simmer for 5 mins or until liquid is reduced by half. 

  4. Strain & reserve beer liquid from sausages.

  5. Gently cook sausage until skins are brown - you can add oil or lard if you need to.

  6. For the fondue - Mix together the grated cheese, cornstarch & English mustard

  7. Bring reserved beer liquid to a boil and add the cheese and mustard stirring all the time.

  8. Season to taste

Serve sausages on a bun with onions and fondue