Italian sausage and potatoes require the perfect potatoes for roasting! Choose yours then wash and peel them.

Cut them into pieces – not too large – trying to make them as even as possible so that they cook evenly and stay crunchy.

Pre-heat your oven to 180°C/356°F then place a large cast iron or casserole dish on your stove at a medium heat and drizzle 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil on top.

Italian sausages and potatoes can be cooked in the same pot but the potatoes take a little longer to cook, so start with those!

Add the potatoes to the dish and sauté them gently, stirring them so they do not stick and allowing them to slightly brown for up to 10 minutes.

Next, add 2 garlic cloves to the pan and sprinkle dried herbs on top before adding salt, 3 tablespoons of EVOO and fresh rosemary – be generous!

Stir this all through and put your potatoes in the oven for approx. 20 minutes or until they become golden brown.

While cooking, the potatoes need to be moved around quite a few times to ensure they don’t stick to the bottom and also so they cook throughout.

After 20 minutes, remove the pot from your oven and add the sausages in between/on top of your potatoes, before placing the Italian sausages and potatoes back in the oven for another 20 minutes.

Once you remove the pot from the oven, remove the garlic (or leave it and eat it!) and any large rosemary stems and your Italian sausage and potatoes are ready to be served.

E ora si mangia, Vincenzo’s Plate….Enjoy!