Rachel Allen's Homemade Pork Sausages with Colcannon and Applesauce

Ingredients (21)

• Sausages:
• 1 pound (450g) fatty ground (minced) pork
• 1 cup (50g) fresh bread crumbs
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley or marjoram
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons olive oil or sunflower oil
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• Colcannon:
• 3 pounds (1.5kg) baking or russet (floury) potatoes, scrubbed
• 1/2 cup (100g) butter
• 1 pound, 2 ounces (500g) green cabbage, outer leaves removed
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 cup (250ml) milk, heated
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Applesauce:
• 1 large cooking apple (12 ounces /350g), peeled, cored, and coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 to 4 tablespoons (25–50g) sugar