A "Newish" Twist on Sausages and Onions - Add Apple

Rhubarb is now in the shops.
My Dad used to grow Rhubarb in his wonderful Garden and when Mum stewed it she always added an apple
Along with a reasonable amount of sugar. Probably more than would be acceptable today
Mind you it tasted really good

Thought I would make some Rhubarb and Apple Pies and bought some canned stewed apples

Remove 3 tablespoons of the sauce for the Sausage bake
Keep the rest for the Rhubarb
Recipe below

But first
I decided to make the Apple work for me,
Blend it with some Pork Sausages and Onions
Little sweet and sour
Another little Cheap and Cheerful Dinner.

Olive oil
6 Pork Sausages
2 onions peeled and sliced
3 tablespoons Apple sauce
1 Large Kumera (Sweet Potato) 
Butter
Flour
Sea Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper 
Chopped Chives

First get the Mash underway
Peel and cube the  Kumera 
Into a pot of well salted water
Bring to boil and simmer till fork goes through
Drain and reserve the water
Mash with a big knob of butter plus a tablespoon olive oil
and 2 tablespoons chopped chives and a good grind of freshly ground Black Pepper
Set aside

Brown sausages in a tablespoon oil

Meanwhile in another pan slowly cook sliced onions in 2 tablespoons olive
till soft and starting to brown

When sausages cooked, remove and slice

Move the onions to the sausage pan and stir well
To take up all that goodness and flavour on the bottom of the pan
Add 3 tablespoons apple sauce
Add a good knob of butter 2 tablespoons

Mix well
Add 3 tablespoons flour
Cook for about 3-5 minutes

Add 2 cups of the reserved Kumera water and whisk well over heat, till it starts to thicken
Add more if it gets too thick
When it has thickened.
Simmer for a few more minutes

Add sausage to gravy and place in ovenproof dishes
Top with mashed Kumera

Now either freeze...as above
or bake in 180 C (like below)
For 25-30 minutes
Till the Kumera Topping is golden and the sauce all bubbly

Now for the Rhubarb
Cut up the Rhubarb in 2.5 cm pieces
add the remainder of the Canned apples
1 tablespoon sugar
Zest and juice of 1 Orange
and about 1/4 cup water 

Bring to the boil, turn down and simmer till rhubarb breaks up
Cool
I made some pies for the freezer

Saved the rest and it is in the fridge for breakfast, with cereal maybe or just
With Ice Cream for dessert