Ingredients
🟡 For the Mash Cups:
2 cups mashed potatoes (leftover or freshly made)
1 egg
1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
Butter or oil for greasing
🟡 For the Bangers:
4 Irish sausages or pork sausages
1 tbsp oil
🟡 For the Onion Gravy:
1 tbsp butter
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 tsp flour
1/2 cup beef broth
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
Optional toppings:
Chopped parsley
Extra cheese
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
2. Mix mashed potatoes with egg, cheese, salt, and pepper.
3. Scoop mixture into muffin cups and press to form a cup shape. Bake for 20–25 minutes until golden and set.
4. While baking, heat oil in a skillet and brown sausages on all sides. Slice into bite-size pieces and set aside.
5. In the same pan, melt butter and sauté onions until caramelized (8–10 minutes).
6. Sprinkle in flour and cook 1 minute, then add broth and Worcestershire. Simmer until thickened. Season to taste.
7. Remove mash cups from oven. Top with sausage pieces and spoon over onion gravy.
8. Garnish with parsley or cheese. Serve warm.
Notes
You can make the mash cups and gravy ahead, then assemble and reheat before serving.
Use mini muffin tins for bite-sized appetizers.
Swap in veggie sausages for a vegetarian twist.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Irish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
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