How to Make Sausage Rolls

Why You Will Love Them

• It's an easy recipe because there is no need to make the dough. We are using premade puff pastry for this appetizer!
• The flavors of the Worcestershire sauce, the buttery puff pastry, and the spiced, meaty ground sausage will satisfy every taste bud.
• They taste amazing no matter the temperature: served hot out of the oven or chilled in the fridge.
• You can make sausage rolls a full meal or cut them into small pieces for an appetizer or snack and serve them alongside a charcuterie board and a beer cheese dip (just like I do with my pickled bar sausage).
• You can make them ahead of time and freeze them before or after baking.

Sausage Roll Ingredients

• ground Italian pork sausage meat - If you can't find the loose ground meat you can simply buy Italian pork sausages and remove the casings.
• breadcrumbs - (not pictured) I use Italian seasoned breadcrumbs but you can also use regular seasoned breadcrumbs.
• puff pastry - You can find premade puff pastry sheets in the frozen section of the supermarket. They will need to be thawed in the fridge ahead of time.
• egg - For the filling and to brush the pastry with. This will give it a shiny, golden-brown color and help the sesame seeds to stick.
• carrots - Shredded carrots are a great way to get some added veggies into the mix.
• Worcestershire sauce - One of my favorite ingredients to add to ground meat is Worcestershire for its intense, savory flavor. It is a major flavor enhancer so don't skip this ingredient.
• tomato sauce - I haven't tried it, but you can replace the tomato sauce with Ketchup if needed.

*Check the recipe card for full ingredient amounts.

Tweaks

Meat substitution: Pork is delicious and flavorful, but maybe you or someone you know cannot handle the high fat in pork. For a leaner but still tasty alternative, I recommend seasoned ground turkey or chicken sausage. If using poultry, make sure to cook it to an internal temperature of 165ºF.

Ground bison is also a leaner meat that tastes a lot like beef, which is why I am always preparing bison recipes. Just remove the casings of whatever sausages you choose.

Instructions

Step 1. Make filling. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Combine sausage meat, onion, carrot, garlic and parsley in a large bowl. Add 1 egg, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, breadcrumbs and a bit of freshly ground black pepper. Mix until combined.

Step 2. Bring out the puff pastry. Lay the puff pastry sheets out on the parchment paper.

Step 7: Bake. Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown and the meat is cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F.

Step 8: Rest & slice the rolls. Let them rest for a few minutes out of the oven. Slice and serve!

Chef's Note: You can cut each roll into 6 pieces and enjoy as an appetizer/snack! Or, you can cut the rolls into 2 pieces each to make this dish a full meal. I love it both ways depending on the occasion.

Pro Tips

• Reduce moisture. The shredded carrots are a great addition but make sure to squeeze out as much moisture as you can before adding to the meat mixture. If they add too much moisture, this can result in a soggy pastry.
• Chopping the parsley. When you chop parsley too much or unevenly, it ends up on the cutting board more than in your food. To chop parsley well, make sure to have a sharp knife. Take a small amount from the large bunch and chop them in a rocking motion (up and down) until you get to the end of the leaves. It is recommended to save the leafless parts for stocks.

What to Serve Them With

• Dips: Sausage rolls are sometimes paired with sauces or dips like homemade ketchup, honey mustard, cheese dip, HP sauce, garlic aioli, BBQ sauce and chipotle mayo sauce. This is an easy way to change up flavors and let everyone pick their favorite.
• Drinks: They also pair well with a lot of beverages. Beer is the most popular, but a wine such as Riesling or a grape juice for the non-drinkers works just as well.
• Sides: As for side dishes, you can try roasted or grilled vegetables (like escalivada), potato salad, coleslaw or green beans.

Storage & Reheating Tips

• Fridge: The cooked sausage rolls can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 to 4 days. Reheat them in the oven at 350ºF for best results or you can use a microwave.
• Freezer: The rolls can be frozen before they are baked or after which makes them a great make-ahead appetizer. Freeze them individually on a baking sheet before adding them to a freezer bag and back into the freezer. Heat them from frozen in the oven making sure the internal temperature comes to 160°F.

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