RECIPE: Homemade Sausage Rolls

I put a call out and you said you wanted some isolation recipes so here’s the first one! I made a batch of these homemade sausage rolls yesterday. I loooove making and eating 😉 homemade sausage rolls. This recipe makes about 12 big sausage rolls or you can cut them up so they’re smaller. You won’t find any fancy styling here just real cooking! This is an easy and cheap recipe to make at home.

Homemade Sausage Rolls

Ingredients

500g beef mince
200g of pork mince OR 2-3 rashers of bacon finely diced
3 sheets of store-bought puff pastry
1 carrot, grated
½ onion, finely diced
1-2 cloves of garlic, finely diced
2 tblsp tomato sauce
2 tblsp bbq sauce (optional)
¼ cup worcestershire sauce
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tblsp chopped parsley (optional)
Sesame seeds or poppy seeds (optional)
Salt and pepper to season

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 220C/200C fan-forced and line 3 large baking trays with baking paper.
2. Thaw puff pastry enough so it’s easy to roll. Add mince to large bowl and combine well with onion, carrot, garlic, bacon, parsley and sauces. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Meanwhile, whisk egg in a small jug or bowl.
4. Lay a sheet of pastry on a flat surface. Cut sheet in half so you have two rectangles. Spoon some of the mince mixture down along the long side of one pastry half, shaping mince into a long sausage shape. Don’t overfill it. Make sure you can wrap it without it bursting. Use a pastry brush to brush opposite long edge with a little egg mixture.
5. Roll up pastry to enclose filling, finishing seam side down so you have a sealed log shape. Brush top of the rolled mince with egg mixture. Sprinkle with seeds if using. Cut into 6 short pieces or two large pieces if you want them to be bigger.
6. Place pieces, seam side down on prepared tray, 1-2cm apart. Repeat with remaining mince mixture, pastry and egg mix.
7. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden and cooked through.
8. Serve on a platter hot with choice of sauce or relish if you’re entertaining (when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted). Make a side salad if you’re having them for lunch or dinner. You can also refrigerate cooked ones and have them hot or cold the next day. Freeze them uncooked if you want to store them and cook at a later date. You can cook them from frozen but they will require an extra 5-10 minutes in the oven. Enjoy!

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