Giant sausage roll
Satisfy a hungry crowd with this giant family-sized sausage roll; a delicious mixture of minced pork, apricots and mixed nuts
18 December 2018, 4:59pm
Robert Cassar
Robert Cassar
1 min read
Serves 8 as an appetiser
Ingredients
- 500g short crust pastry
- 300g pork sausage meat
- 100g apricots
- Mixed nuts
- 1 cup orange juice
- 30g brown demerara sugar
- Basil
Method
- Chop apricots and soak in orange juice.
- Place apricots in a pan, and on low heat, add the brown sugar and basil for approximately 10 mins.
- In a bowl, place the minced pork and add the apricots and mixed nuts. Season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Mix until thoroughly combined.
- Form a sauage roll, wrap in clingfilm and then foil, and cook it in the over for 20 mins.
- Leave the sausage roll to cool in the fridge for 3 hours.
- Roll out the short crust pastry on a baking sheet, place the sausage and fold the pastry over the sausage meat to cover.
- Place on greased tray and brush egg wash over the top.
- Cook in the oven for 15 mins at 180 degrees.
This recipe first appeared on Gourmet Today, December, 2018.
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