Cost under R75
Serves 4
Preparation Time 25 minutes
Cooking Time 45 minutes

• 30ml oil
• 8 to 12 pork sausages
• 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 large carrot, chopped
• 1 tin chopped tomatoes
• 2 red sweet peppers, diced
• 200g butternut, diced (about 1 cup)
• 100g Kalamata olives, pitted
• 15ml capers
• mashed potatoes to serve

1 Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and fry the sausages over medium heat until browned. Remove and fry the garlic, onion and carrot in the same pot for 3 minutes until glossy.
2 Add the chopped tomatoes, pork sausages, sweet peppers and butternut. Simmer for 25 to 30 minutes, until the butternut is soft and the sausages are cooked through. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in the olives and capers, and serve on creamy mashed potatoes. Garnish with torn sweet basil leaves as an option.

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