Pork and Fennel Sausage Rolls are a party appetizer you might want to try today. If you’re cooking party dinner from scratch, you might already have all the ingredients except for the minced pork. Think pigs in a blanket, but for grown-ups. These are finger-licking good. Seriously. You might even embarrass yourself by hovering over the plate, warning people that they ‘might not like these so that you can eat them all yourself.
Flaky Pork and Fennel Sausage Rolls
These flaky pork and sausage rolls are my absolute favourite! These are perfect for potluck appetizers. See the recipe here.
Ingredients
1 ½ tablespoon olive oil
6 cloves garlic - finely chopped
3 ½ tablespoons fennel seeds - finely chopped
4 sprigs thyme - leaves picked
5 ½ ounces yellow onion - finely chopped
5 ½ ounces celery - finely chopped
5 ½ ounces carrots - finely chopped
2 pounds ground pork (minced pork) - lean
1 ½ ounces breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon salt
3 teaspoons white pepper- 1 whole puff pastry
1 medium egg - for egg wash- 3 tablespoons fennel seeds - for sprinkling
Instructions
- Heat oil over medium heat and add the garlic, fennel seeds and thyme until aromatic for 1 minute. Add onion and celery, cook for 5 minutes. Add carrots and cook 20 minutes or until mushy. Remove from heat and let cool.
- Put the ground pork in a large bowl and add the cooled veggies, breadcrumbs, salt and white pepper. Using your hands, mix well.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Roll the puff pastry (that you bought) into a rectangle. Cut the pastry into 6 rectangles for about 6×12 inches each.
- Divide the filling mixture into 6 even-sized portions. Roll each portion out into a 12-inch long log (like a sausage without the casing). It should be about 1 1/4 inches in diameter. Place each log lengthways in the centre of the pastry rectangle and brush one long edge with egg wash.
- Firmly fold the pastry over, pressing to enclose the log tightly, leaving the ends open. Cut each roll into 2 even-sized pieces and place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Brush the top of each roll with egg wash and sprinkle with fennel seeds.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until they are a golden brown roll of steaming oozing goodness. It sounds harder than it is.
Nutrition
Calories: 523kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 29gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 18gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 136mgSodium: 1356mgPotassium: 774mgFiber: 5gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 4550IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 152mgIron: 4mg
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