Braised Turkey Sausage

This is an interesting dish.  It pretty much uses things that I have on hand and lets me use up some of the items I have bought for another recipe.  It's so fall. 
Hot Italian Turkey Sausage (few links)
Sweet Italian Turkey Sausage (few links)
1 lb. fingerling potatoes
8 ounce of Pearl onions
2 Granny Smith Apples, peeled, cored and cut in large wedges
1/3 cup dried cranberries
3 sprigs of rosemary
5 sprigs of thyme
1 bay leaf
2 cups apple cider
2 cups chicken stock
3 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste
1.)  Parboil the sausages until just cooked through, drain and cool.  Parboil the potatoes and onions.  (Boil with the potatoes with the skins on, it makes it easier to remove the skins.)
2.)  Heat the oven to 400 degrees.  In a roasting pan, heat the butter until it starts to brown.   Add the oil to stop the butter from burning.  Add the sausages and sear.  Remove from the pan.  Add the potatoes, onions and apples and sear.  Add the sausages back, also add the chicken stock, apple cider, the cranberries and the herbs.
3.)  Roast for 25 minutes and enjoy.