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Bangers and Mash

Name: Bangers and Mash
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 8 pork sausages; 2 lbs floury potatoes; 3 tbsp butter; 1/2 cup whole milk; 2 onions; 2 cups beef; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; salt to taste; 1/2 tsp black pepper

Bangers and Mash reads umami 8.1, richness 6.6 and salinity 3.7 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a British main, about 40 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 8.7 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 2.3 / 10
Sour & Bright — 2.5 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 1.6 / 10
Rich & Fat — 6.6 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 3.6 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Umami 8.1 · Richness 6.6 · Salinity 3.7 · Allium 3.4 · Sourness 2.5 · Funk & Ferment 2.5 · Sweetness 2.1 · Earthy 1.5 · Warm Spice 1.4 · Bitterness 1.0 · Heat 0.9 · Herbaceous 0.7

What's in it (10)

8 pork sausages
2 lbs floury potatoes
3 tbsp butter
1/2 cup whole milk
2 onions
2 cups beef
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp vegetable oil
salt to taste
1/2 tsp black pepper

Time & effort: about 40 min (25 min active) · effort: medium

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 238.2 kcal, 10.9 g protein, 7.8 g fat, 31.8 g carbs

Dietary: Contains meat · Contains dairy — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (4 steps)

Pan-fry sausages over medium heat, turning often, until browned all over and cooked through.
Boil potatoes until tender, drain, and mash with butter and warm milk until smooth and creamy.
Soften sliced onions in the same pan, then add stock and Worcestershire sauce and simmer into a thick onion gravy.
Serve sausages on the mash and pour the gravy over.

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Every number above is Palate's engine-measured estimate, computed from this recipe's ingredients and techniques — not human-tasted ratings or reviews.