Australian Sausage Roll With Ground Pork
An easy but sophisticated take on Pigs in a Blanket from Down Under.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time40 minutes mins
Refrigeration Time1 hour hr
Total Time2 hours hrs
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American, Australian
Servings: 36 pieces
Calories: 155kcal
Filling
- ½ tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup fennel bulb chopped fine (you can substitute celery)
- 5 oz bacon rough chopped
- 1 lb ground pork (mince) regular (not lean)
- ¾ cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Pastry
- 2 sheets puff pastry cut into 4 - 20" X 5" rectangles
- 1 egg lightly whisked
Sauté onion, fennel and garlic in a large saucepan over medium high heat about 2 minutes.
Add bacon and cook another 2 minutes. Allow mixture to cool until you can mix in remaining Filling ingredients with your hands. Mix well so ingredients are evenly distributed.
Assembly
Lay out a puff pastry rectangle with long side facing you. Form a tight log with the filling. Brush the long edge of the pastry with whisked egg yolk. Wrap the pastry tightly over the filling, overlapping the 2 long sides. Brush the seam with more egg wash.
Refrigerate the assembled rolls for about an hour so you will be able to cut them easily.
Preheat oven to 350°. Line 2 baking trays with parchment.
Remove rolls from fridge and cut into about 2" pieces. Arrange pieces on the baking sheet. Brush pastry with remaining egg wash.
Bake 30-35 minutes switching the sheets half way through.
Serve with mustard or ketchup dipping sauce.
If you want to prepare in advance, cut the rolls into 2" pieces. Place pieces on a tray separated and freeze solid. You can then store pieces in a freezer bag or container. Brush egg wash on pastry and bake from frozen at 350° for 40 minutes.
Calories: 155kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 16IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg