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    Home Β» St. Patrick's Day Β» Irish Style Bangers & Mash

    Irish Style Bangers & Mash

    Published: Mar 9, 2014 Β· Modified: Mar 8, 2022 by Eric Samuelson

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    Looking for an alternative to corned beef to make for St. Patrick's Day? Give this recipe for Irish style banger pork sausages and mash a try. Good any time of the year as sausage and potatoes are always great together.

    Mashed potatoes with Brussel sprouts mixed in with a Irish banger sausage on top all sitting on a white plate on top of a leaf textured plate.

    Great dishes are as much about textures as they are about flavor.

    I will eat something flavored with mushrooms, but give me the mushrooms themselves and I will pass them by. I don't like their texture.

    Combining great flavor and complimenting textures is the key to making great food.

    This is why the dish "bangers & mash" works so well. The meaty texture of the sausage, combined with the soft, creamy potatoes, and add in some lightly cooked greens you got something to really sink your teeth into.

    Jump to:
    • ☘️ What Is an Irish Banger?
    • πŸ”΄ Trader Joe's Review
    • πŸ”΅ Costco Review
    • 🍳 How to Cook Bangers
    • πŸ’‘ Tips for Mashed Potatoes
    • 🚸 Kid Friendly
    • πŸ€ More for St. Patrick's Day
    • Irish Style Bangers & Mash
    A package of Schaller & Weber Irish Brand bangers being held at the grocery store.

    ☘️ What Is an Irish Banger?

    Irish Bangers are a mild sausage made with ground pork. They are not spicy, and they tend to plumb up nicely when cooked. They normally are filled with 5% rusk.

    What is rusk you ask? Rusk is a hard, dry biscuit, that is baked twice. Similar to what we would give to a young kid as a teething biscuit. The rusk is ground into crumbs and added to the sausage.

    I first heard of Bangers & Mash while watching Robert Irvine on Food Network. He has brought the dish out in several shows he has been on. He is British and this is a classic British/Irish dish.

    Two of my favorite places to pick up bangers is Trader Joe's and Costco.

    Trader Joe's Irish Bangers - Irish Style Pork Sausage that contains 5% rusk in package at the store.

    πŸ”΄ Trader Joe's Review

    In late February/early March Trader Joe's gets in their Irish Bangers. We have often gotten them there and they haven't let us down. They come 6 to a pack for a total of 1 pound of sausage. The cost is around $5 or less.

    A display at Costco of Sausages by Amylu Irish Style Bangers

    πŸ”΅ Costco Review

    Costco has had a couple different brands. Lately I have been seeing Amylu Irish Stlye Bangers in Costco stores.

    They are super fun. They come attached to each other. It reminds of those old cartoons, where the dog is chasing a bunch of sausages.

    I did a full write up on these bangers a few years back that you can check out.

    I would recommend them over the Trader Joe's ones. They are more plump and have a skin that has a more bite to it.

    🍳 How to Cook Bangers

    Here are my instructions for cooking bangers:

    • Start by cooking them in a little bit of water over medium high heat.
    • When the water runs out brown them on each side. Enough fat should have been rendered so they don't stick but you can add some oil if there isn't enough.
    • When finish, serve whole on top of mashed potatoes.

    You always want to cook them in water before browning them. This helps to keep them from burning on the outside before the inside is cooked. I like doing the water first, so the outside of the sausage will be crisp in the end.

    πŸ’‘ Tips for Mashed Potatoes

    If you haven't figured it out yet, the Mash, is mashed potatoes. To make this "more Irish" can't just serve mashers on their own, need to add a little green.

    Colcannon is mashed potatoes that have cabbage mixed in, Kale is used as well (. Cabbage is great and all, but I prefer the flavor and texture of it's cousin, the Brussels Sprout. I ran the Brussels Sprouts through my food processor (just like in this recipe - Brussels sprouts with bacon recipe). Then pan fried them up, in a little bacon fat for more flavor. Shredded Brussels sprouts hold up a lot better than cabbage in the potatoes. I was glad I only had Brussels sprouts on hand when I made the potatoes.

    You can make the actual potatoes anyway you like, for a easy and flavorful method try my No Peeling Necessary Mashed Potatoes. They are baked potatoes that get the mashed potato treatment in the end.

    RELATED - How to Make Irish Colcannon

    🚸 Kid Friendly

    My wife, my oldest daughter, and me devoured the dish with big smiles on our faces. This was the first time I got my daughters to eat Brussels sprouts! SCORE! Hiding vegetables in mashed potatoes is a great way to introduce your kids to new veggies. They can get use to it, then later you can try to introduce them on their own

    The sausage is mild enough for kids to enjoy. It's a great way to introduce them to something that isn't a hot dog.

    πŸ€ More for St. Patrick's Day

    Here are some more posts to read before St. Patrick's Day

    • Instant Pot Corned Beef Recipe
    • Corned Beef vs. Roast Beef
    • Why It It Called Corned Beef
    • What's the Difference Between Flat and Point Cut Brisket
    • Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
    • Why Do We Eat Corned Beef for St. Patrick's Day
    • Buttery Roasted Carrots
    • Roasted Cream of Turnip Soup
    • Gluten Free Irish Soda Bread
    • How to Make Irish Coddle
    Irish Bangers & Mash

    Irish Style Bangers & Mash

    5 from 2 votes
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    Author: Eric Samuelson

    Ingredients

    • 1 lb Irish style sausage bangers
    • 8 ounces Brussels sprouts shredded
    • Your favorite mashed potatoes
    • 2 teaspoons cooking oil or bacon fat
    • kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

    Instructions

    For the Mash

    • Shred the Brussels sprouts in a food processor or with a knife.
    • Heat up a frying oan over medium high heat. Add oil or bacon fat. Add in the sprouts. Cook the sprouts for a couple mintues to just soften and brown. Remove from heat.
    • Fold into your favorite mashed potatoes

    For the Bangers

    • Add the sausages to a pan with water covering them about half way up. Bring to a boil. Once the water runs out, brown the sausage on each side. Total cook time should be around 10 to 12 minutes. The sausage will plumb as they cook.
    • Serve the sausage right on top of the mashed potatoes.
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