Most people cook British sausages far too hot.

The skin splits. The outside gets dark before the middle is properly cooked. And what should be a simple, comforting sausage dinner ends up dry, uneven and nothing like the sausages our mothers and nans used to make.

In this video, Dorothy shows you the old British method she learned in a Yorkshire kitchen — a simple trick using gentle heat, a little water, and patience before browning the sausages properly.

It is an old-fashioned way of cooking that was common in working-class British kitchens, where nothing was rushed and you learned to judge food by the way it looked, sounded and smelled.

We’ll look at:

• Why cooking sausages on high heat can make the casing split
• The simple water-and-pan trick Dorothy uses
• Why you should never keep stabbing your sausages with a fork
• How gentle cooking helps the sausages stay plump and juicy
• When to increase the heat and get that proper golden-brown finish
• The old Yorkshire way of serving sausages with mash, onion gravy and mustard

Sometimes the simplest methods are the ones worth remembering.

Did your mum or nan cook sausages this way?

Tell us in the comments what she did differently.

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