Supper with Stella

Ingredients

• 8 pork sausages (a bratwurst will do if you can't find authentic bangers)
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 4 Tbsp. butter
• 2 yellow onions, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup brown ale
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 1 sprig sage
• 2 cups beef stock
• 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 tsp. Coleman's mustard
• 1 Tbsp. Pickapeppa Jamaican hot sauce
• 1 Tbsp. cornstarch dissolved in 1 Tbsp. water
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 4 tsp. Ras el Hanout
• 3 lbs potatoes
• 1 stick butter, softened, diced
• 1 cup half and half, warmed
• salt & pepper to taste