What did I do wrong, I soaked the Pearl Barley, prepped the root veg, celery and potatoes and part cooked.
The sausages were my usual ones. I took them from the freezer and thawed them in the 'fridge overnight I did notice a bit of small ice crystals in the pack.
Cooked the sausages on hot heat to colour them , added everything to the casserole, herbs, ras al hanout, etc etc.
When I ate it the sausages were soft and flabby inside, not as I like them with firm meat. Do you think they got the melted crystals into them, or was there something else I did wrong ? cooked on Fan at 180c
Today, I have divided into two glass casseroles, for today and tomorrow, which I plan to microwave. Do you think the re-heating will firm the bangers up ? thank you, Mrs Bouquet