Kartoffelsoße (Potato sauce with sausages)

Method
Prep:15min  ›  Cook:20min  ›  Ready in:35min 

1. Put the potatoes and bay leaves into a saucepan with just enough water to cover, and bring to the boil over a high heat. Cook until tender.
2. Warm a little oil in a large frying pan then add the onions and cook and stir until soft. Mix the 1 tablespoon oil and the flour together to form a paste. Add to the onions and cook and stir.
3. When the potatoes are tender, pour the mix (including the liquid) into the pan with the onions and fry off for a few minutes to brown.
4. Continue simmering the potatoes until the sauce thickens up. If necessary make up and add a little more flour and oil paste and add to the potatoes then stir in the Maggi®. Taste test and add more if desired.
5. Meanwhile, cook the sausages in a frying pan over a medium heat until no longer pink in the centre. Either slice and add to the potato mixture, or keep whole and serve the sauce over along with some fresh vegetables for a complete meal.

A note on Maggi®

The recipe requires Maggi® Würze (Maggi® seasoning sauce), which in Austria and Germany is everywhere - in the UK, Sainsbury's stock it. It's an excellent sauce, not only for this dish, but it works with soups, rice, noodles. If you can't get Maggi®, perhaps Worcestershire Sauce or something similar would work.