Colin’s sausage and bean bake recipe is the ultimate comfort food - Better Homes & Gardens Australia

Ingredients

• 300g dried white beans
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 chorizo (mild or spicy), chopped
• 100g pancetta, chopped (or smoked streaky bacon)
• 6 beef or pork sausages
• 2 brown onions, roughly chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 carrots, roughly chopped
• 1/2 bunch sage, finely chopped
• 1/2 bunch thyme, finely chopped
• 1 piece parmesan rind
• 1 1/2 litres (6 cups) chicken stock
• Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground pepper, to season
• 320g punnet mixed cherry tomatoes
• 50g fresh breadcrumbs
• 50g finely grated parmesan, plus extra to serve
• Fried sage leaves, to serve