Sausage and maple pear bake

Method

• Step 1
  Preheat oven to 220C/200C fan-forced.
• Step 2
  Place potatoes in a large saucepan. Cover with cold water. Bring to the boil over high heat. Boil for 5 minutes or until just tender. Drain well. Rinse under cold water. Cut potatoes in half.
• Step 3
  Place potatoes, broccoli, pear and red onion in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine. Transfer to a large roasting pan. Combine maple syrup and stock in a jug. Pour over the vegetables in pan. Top with thyme sprigs and dot with butter. Bake for 20 minutes.
• Step 4
  Meanwhile, heat a large, non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Cook sausages, turning, for 5 minutes or until browned all over and almost cooked through.
• Step 5
  Remove roasting pan from oven. Add sausages. Toss to coat in pan juices. Bake for a further 5 minutes or until sausages are cooked through. Serve.