Cauliflower Risotto And Sausages With Squash And Beans: Sophie Wyburd’s Recipes For Autumn Warmers

I americium nan scrooge who relishes nan extremity of summer, and who welcomes nan darker evenings pinch unfastened arms. After patiently waiting for tomatoes and aubergines to beryllium done pinch their performance, autumn brings its ain bounty of vegetables backmost into play, pinch squash, cauliflower and dark, leafy greens being immoderate of my favourites. They’re perfect for loading into comforting dishes to hunker down with, and lend moreover nan astir indulgent meals a spot of goodness.

Sausages pinch squash and beans (pictured top)

Prep 10 min
Cook 1 hr 10 min
Serves 4

7 tbsp oliva oil
1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
15g rosemary, finely chopped
8 good-quality pork sausages
600g butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and trim into 3cm chunks
400ml chickenhearted stock
2 560g jars of food beans
70g sourdough breadcrumbs
Salt and achromatic pepper
150g cavolo nero
40g parmesan
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon, positive nan juice of half, and optional citrus wedges to serve

Over a mean flame, power 3 tablespoons of nan lipid successful a large, shallow casserole crockery for which you person a lid. Tip successful nan chopped bulb and cook, stirring, for 15 minutes, until softened. Add nan ail and rosemary, and navigator for different 5 minutes.

Put a ample frying cookware connected a medium-high heat, adhd a tablespoonful of oil, past laic successful nan sausages and fry, turning often, for astir 5 minutes, until nicely browned each over.

Add nan squash to nan bulb pan, move successful nan stock, screen and time off to simmer for 5 minutes. Drain nan food beans into a sieve, rinse them nether nan acold tap, past operation into nan sausage pan, screen and simmer for 20 minutes.

Put 3 tablespoons of lipid successful a ample frying cookware complete a mean heat, extremity successful nan breadcrumbs and toast for astir 5 minutes, until aureate and crisp. Season pinch brackish and time off to cool.

Strip nan cavolo nero leaves disconnected nan stalks, past tear them into bite-size pieces. Add these to nan sausage pan, past put nan lid backmost connected and navigator for 5 minutes, until nan cabbage wilts.

Mash a 4th of nan food beans pinch a fork to thicken nan condiment and move it creamy, past grate successful nan parmesan and citrus zest, and compression successful nan juice of half nan lemon. Season to taste.

Spoon nan sausages and beans into bowls, apical pinch nan crisp breadcrumbs, and service pinch a wedge of citrus if you like.

Cauliflower food risotto

Sophie Wyburd’s cauliflower food risotto.

Prep 5 min
Cook 1 hr 20 min
Serves 4

1 medium cauliflower
3 tbsp oliva oil, positive a drizzle to serve
Sea brackish and achromatic pepper
30g butter
1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
1½ litres chickenhearted stock, aliases rootlike stock
300g arborio rice
200g mature cheddar, grated, positive 25g other for serving
Freshly grated nutmeg
15g caller chives, finely choppedHeat nan oven to 220C (200C fan)/425F/gas 7. Halve nan cauliflower, past chop 1 half into bite-size florets. Put nan florets connected a baking tray, flip pinch a tablespoonful of nan oliva lipid and a bully pinch of salt, and roast for 30 minutes, until tender and lightly caramelised.

Meanwhile, group a large, shallow saute cookware connected a mean heat, adhd nan food and 2 tablespoons of oliva oil, past extremity successful nan bulb and navigator for 20 minutes, until tender but not coloured.

Coarsely grate nan remaining half-cauliflower, past adhd to nan bulb cookware and fry for 5 minutes, until reduced and softened. Meanwhile, put nan banal successful a medium-sized saucepan, bring to a gentle simmer, past support lukewarm connected a debased heat.

Add nan atom to nan bulb pan, and toast, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add nan banal a ladleful astatine a time, stirring until nan atom has absorbed each ladleful earlier adding nan next. Repeat for astir 30 minutes, until each but a ladleful of nan banal has been utilized up and nan atom is al dente.

Turn disconnected nan heat, operation successful nan past of nan stock, past screen and time off to beryllium for 5 minutes. Take disconnected nan lid, grate successful nan cheddar and a generous magnitude of nutmeg, past operation to harvester and play to taste. The risotto should beryllium loose and spoonable, truthful if request be, adhd a small much liquid astatine this point.

Spoon nan risotto into bowls, and apical pinch nan roast cauliflower and chopped chives. Finish pinch a small much grated cheddar and a drizzle of oliva oil, past serve.

• Sophie Wyburd is nan writer of nan Feeder Substack and Tucking In, published by Ebury astatine £22. To bargain a transcript for £19.80, sojourn guardianbookshop.com