Sausage Roll

INGREDIENTS

• 500g pork mince
• 400g pork sausages (a pack of sausages from Mercadona without casings) spicy chorizo, sliced
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 100g streaky bacon, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Chilli powder
• handful of sage leaves, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons English mustard
• salt and pepper
• olive oil extra virgin
• Pack of ready-made puff pastry
• egg yolk
• 100g breadcrumbs

METHOD

1. Heat some olive oil in a frying pan and fry the onion until soft and just starting to colour.
2. Combine the pork mince and sausagemeat in a large bowl.
3. Add the fried onion, bacon, garlic powder, English mustard, sage and season with salt and pepper.
4. Use your hands to mix everything together.
5. Shape the meat mixture into a roll and wrap in cling film.
6. Put in the freezer for 1 hour to chill.
7. Cut the meat roll in half.
8. Put the meat roll on the pastry and make into a sausage roll.
9. Use the egg yolk to brush the edges to secure the roll and also the top.
10. Put on a baking tray lined with baking parchment.
11. Bake in a 200ºC oven for 30 minutes (with top and bottom heating elements on).

NOTES

The cooking time will depend on the bean so if you are using older beans, you should adjust the cooking times accordingly.