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    Home » Recipes » Family meals

    Curried Sausages

    Published: Jun 28, 2021 · Modified: Oct 10, 2024 by Libby Hakim · 15 Comments

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    This old-fashioned Curried Sausages dish might just be the ultimate retro winter dinner option. Warm, filling and tasty, this dish has been on regular rotation on many Aussie dinner menus for decades.

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    • A recipe you'll love
    • A favourite retro recipe
    • Ingredient notes
    • How to make Aussie Curried Sausages
    • Serving Curried Sausages
    • Variation ideas
    • Storage and freezing
    • More retro meals
    • Room for dessert?
    • Curried Sausages

    A recipe you'll love

    In creating this recipe, I've hit the retro cookbooks and tested and re-tested the recipes to:

    • uncover the secret ingredients that our nanas used to make this dish super tasty
    • work out which cooking method gives the best results
    • balance the flavours so that it's not too hot – the whole family will love this sausage meal (though you can easily turn up the heat if that's what you're after)
    • deliver an easy curried sausages recipe – so you can get this fantastic dinner on the table with minimum fuss.

    A favourite retro recipe

    Curried Sausages go way, way back, with the dish hugely popular throughout the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. My research covering old Australian newspapers revealed many hundreds of mentions of this dish during this time period.

    And some of these really old fashioned curried sausages recipes had a few secret ingredients that have been forgotten in the recipes that are around today.

    Until now! I've added Nana's secret ingredients back into this dish to create the BEST curried sausages recipe. Can you spot them in the recipe below?

    The Goulburn Evening Penny Post, 14 May 1928.

    Remember, you'll need to keep scrolling to find the Cooking with Nana Ling version of Curried Sausages below.

    Ingredient notes

    This recipe has all the regular ingredients:

    • thin beef sausages
    • onions
    • peas
    • carrots
    • curry powder (I use Keen's)
    • flour
    • stock.

    Plus a few extras that add a dash of nostalgia to this recipe:

    • a little desiccated coconut
    • grated apple
    • chopped banana.

    These add the sweetness and flavour which elevate this recipe to a whole new level of retro goodness.

    While we're talking secrets, I want to mention another secret to success with this recipe.

    TIP: Always use good quality thin beef sausages. Buy from an old school butcher if you can!

    How to make Aussie Curried Sausages

    The recipe card at the end of this post contains all of the ingredients, quantities and detailed instructions. But I'll run through the basic steps you need to follow here, too.

    Brown the sausages

    First, you cook the sausages in a large frying pan for about 5 minutes or until browned. You then remove the sausages, slice into pieces diagonally and set aside.

    Create the sauce

    Next, you cook the onion until translucent before adding the curry powder and flour. You stir this over medium heat for a couple of minutes to cook the flour before adding the coconut.

    Now it's time to add the stock, carrot, peas, apple and banana and simmer for 2-3 minutes. The sauce should start to thicken.

    Add the sausages back

    Then, add the sausages and simmer for another 10 minutes, or until the sauce thickens and sausages are cooked through. Finally, you can add salt and pepper to taste.

    Serving Curried Sausages

    Curried Sausages and potato mash is hard to beat! Though it's also pretty awesome served with fluffy rice.

    You could also serve this with a side of green vegetables. But the good thing about this recipe is that it already contains veges so you don't need to feel guilty if you don't have time to create a vegetable side.

    Variation ideas

    This basic recipe is hard to beat, but you can definitely experiment with some variations. Why not try:

    • Vegetarian: use plant-based sausages and experiment with the veges you add (celery, beans or zucchini would work well)
    • Spicy: up the curry quantity a bit if you like something a bit hotter
    • Pork or Chicken: you could use other types of sausages... the options are endless. (But to get that old-fashioned retro taste, use the thin beef variety.)

    Storage and freezing

    You can store this dish in the fridge in an airtight container for a couple of days.

    Re-heat gently in a saucepan or microwave.

    Its also great for freezing. The only thing better than a curried sausages meal is when you already have it made and portioned up in the freezer. Curried Sausages should be fine for up to 3 months in the freezer.

    More retro meals

    Other tasty dishes to add to the menu:

    • Apricot Chicken on plate with rice.
      Apricot Chicken
    • rissoles stacked on top of each other with a little gravy on top.
      Rissoles
    • chilli con carne australia recipe.
      Chilli Con Carne
    • hawaiian chicken in frying pan.
      Hawaiian Chicken

    Room for dessert?

    Some popular sweet things that pair well with Curried Sausages:

    • Classic Banana Split.
      Classic Banana Split
    • flummery.
      Flummery Recipe
    • mars bar cheesecake.
      Mars Bar Cheesecake
    • coconut custard on plate with scoop on spoon.
      Coconut Custard

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    curried sausages in a black frypan.

    Curried Sausages

    Libby Hakim
    Best ever Australian curried sausages recipe. Just like grandma made!
    4.84 from 24 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Australian
    Servings 4 people
    Calories 683 kcal

    Equipment

    • large frying pan

    Ingredients
      

    • 600 grams thin beef sausages (6 or 7 sausages)
    • 1 medium onion sliced
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 carrot peeled and slice diagonally
    • ½ cup peas
    • 1 apple grated
    • 1 banana chopped into cubes
    • 1 tablespoon Keen's Curry Powder
    • 3 tablespoon plain flour
    • ¼ cup desiccated coconut
    • 2 ½ cups chicken stock (625 ml)
    • salt and pepper to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Heat half of the oil in a large frying pan over med-high heat.
    • Add the sausages and cook for 5 minutes or until browned. Remove sausages from the pan and slice into pieces diagonally. Set aside.
    • Add the remaining oil to the frying pan and cook onion over medium heat until translucent.
    • Add curry powder and stir over heat until onion is well coated. Add flour and stir over heat for a couple of minutes. Add coconut and stir to combine.
    • Pour stock into frying pan and stir over heat for 30 seconds.
    • Add carrot, peas, apple and banana and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
    • Add sausages and simmer for 10 minutes, or until sauce thickens and sausages are cooked through. Add salt and pepper to taste.

    Notes

    Storing:
    You can store this dish in the fridge in an airtight container for a couple of days. Re-heat gently in a saucepan or microwave.
    Freezing:
    Curried Sausages should be fine for up to 3 months in the freezer.
    Nutrition:
    The nutrition information is an automatically generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.
    Tips:
    Always use good quality thin beef sausages. Buy from an old school butcher!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 683kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 29gFat: 49gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 21gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 113mgSodium: 1185mgPotassium: 875mgFiber: 5gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 2862IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 3mg
    Tried this recipe?If you love it, let me know!

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    Comments

    1. Kim

      June 20, 2023 at 5:55 pm

      5 stars
      Yummy meal to have on a cold night. Quick easy meal to make.

      Reply
    2. Kim

      June 20, 2023 at 5:01 pm

      5 stars
      Yummy meal on a cold night. Great quick simple meal to make.

      Reply
      • Libby Hakim

        June 20, 2023 at 9:05 pm

        One of my favourites, too. Enjoy! Thanks so much for taking the time to rate and review 🙂

        Reply
    3. Vicki

      January 06, 2023 at 12:36 pm

      5 stars
      Absolutely Delish, I added potato and sweet potato the family loved it..THANK YOU 👍

      Reply
      • Libby Hakim

        January 06, 2023 at 1:15 pm

        I'm going to try it with those additions, sounds wonderful. Thanks for the comments and rating, Vicki. Happy cooking! x

        Reply
    4. Sue Hoult

      January 01, 2023 at 11:58 pm

      5 stars
      Absolutely delicious. Next time I'll double up, it was all eaten too fast.

      Reply
      • Libby Hakim

        January 02, 2023 at 3:59 pm

        I've always loved this recipe. It's easily freeze-able too - though sounds like you might not get to that point! Enjoy, Sue, and thanks for the rating and feedback - much appreciated. Libby x

        Reply
    5. Renee

      March 14, 2022 at 9:24 pm

      5 stars
      I’ve just made this for seven teenage boys and myself, the best curried sausages I’ve had, with a quick easy recipe. thank you

      Reply
      • Libby Hakim

        March 15, 2022 at 8:41 pm

        Hi Renee - you're welcome. Glad you loved it. Thanks so much for leaving a rating and review. Hoping to add plenty more of these old school family meal recipes in the coming months. Libby 🙂

        Reply
    6. Linda

      December 19, 2021 at 5:17 pm

      5 stars
      Such a simple and tasty recipe. Full of flavour. Wow! This is the first of your recipes l have tried and l am really impressed. The adult males l prepared this for have asked for me to serve it more often. Thank you for sharing. I’m so grateful.

      Reply
      • Libby Hakim

        December 20, 2021 at 9:45 am

        Hi Linda - thanks so much for the feedback and rating. I've focused on sweets a lot but plan to add more simple dinner recipes next year. This recipe is my mum's favourite, she makes it often. So glad you all enjoyed it. Thanks again for leaving a review x

        Reply
    7. Kath

      October 09, 2021 at 3:27 pm

      5 stars
      easy as and tasty, I added a handful of chopped Celery and Chickpeas, instead of green peas. (my partner won't eat anything green.) will make it again. loved the banana.

      Reply
      • Libby Hakim

        October 12, 2021 at 9:16 pm

        Thanks for the review Kath and I love the substitution idea. I know a couple of people who won't eat many green things too! Happy cooking 🙂

        Reply
    8. Julie Peacock

      July 06, 2021 at 1:32 pm

      5 stars
      Have just made this curried sausage recipe for lunch and absolutely delicious.
      So very quick and easy to prepare and packed with flavour .
      A real winner .

      Reply
      • Libby

        July 06, 2021 at 9:09 pm

        Thanks for the lovely feedback and 5 star review xxx Glad you enjoyed 😘

        Reply
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