Pork Sausage Rolls (with Caramelized Apple and Fennel)

Name: Pork Sausage Rolls (with Caramelized Apple and Fennel)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 16 sausage
Ingredients: 2 tbsp butter; 7-8 oz Granny Smith apples; 5 oz finely diced sweet onion; 3 tbsp white sugar; 2 tbsp apple cider; ¼ tsp salt; ½ tsp chilli flakes; 1 lb pork; Caramelized apple; 2 large cloves of garlic; 1 tsp thyme leaves; 2 tsp heaped fennel seeds; ½ tsp salt; ¼ cup bread crumbs; 2 tbsp butter; pepper; generous pinch of cayenne pepper; 2 sheets of frozen puff pastry; 1 egg - for egg wash; sea salt flakes; sesame seeds

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Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 40 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 15 mins
Servings
16 sausage
Calories
295 kcal
Course
Dessert, Appetizer, Snacks
Cuisine
Australian

Pork Sausage Rolls (with Caramelized Apple and Fennel)

Ursula Nguyen

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These Caramelized Apple and Fennel, Pork Sausage Rolls will be the best sausage rolls you have ever had! Flaky, golden brown puff pastry filled with juicy, well seasoned pork mixed with sweet and spicy caramelized apple!EASY - This recipe is easy to make. The filling has an extra step to caramelize onions and apple, but it adds so much flavor to the filling. Assembling and baking is easy as well. US‌ ‌based‌ ‌cup,‌ ‌teaspoon,‌ ‌tablespoon‌ ‌measurements.‌ ‌‌Common‌ ‌Measurement‌ ‌Conversions‌.‌ ‌‌Weight‌ ‌measurements‌ ‌(when given) are‌ ‌recommended‌ ‌for‌ ‌accurate‌ ‌results.‌ ‌

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Ingredients

Servings

Caramelized Apple

2 tbsp butter
7-8 oz Granny Smith apples cored and cut into 1 cm thick batons and sliced thinly (as seen in image above)
5 oz finely diced sweet onion
3 tbsp white sugar
2 tbsp apple cider
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp chilli flakes

Sausage Rolls

1 lb pork
Caramelized apple
2 large cloves of garlic chopped finely
1 tsp thyme leaves
2 tsp heaped fennel seeds dry roasted and ground to a powder (about 2 tsp of ground fennel)
½ tsp salt
¼ cup bread crumbs
2 tbsp butter melted
pepper
generous pinch of cayenne pepper
2 sheets of frozen puff pastry 9 x 9 inches

To finish

1 egg - for egg wash
sea salt flakes
sesame seeds black or white / poppy seeds

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Instructions

Heat 2 tbsp of butter in a nonstick pan. When melted, add the onions & sugar and saute over medium heat until the onions start to turn golden brown, about 15 minutes.
Add the apple, apple cider and salt and cook for another 20-30 minutes until the liquid is reduced and the apples have caramelized. Add the chilli flakes and cook for a few more minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
In a bowl, place the ground pork, breadcrumbs and pour the melted butter over the bread crumbs, and then add the cooled caramelized apple, chopped garlic, thyme leaves, ground fennel, salt pepper and cayenne pepper. Mix with your hands or a spoon, until everything is mixed through well. Divide the mix into four portions.
Lightly flour your work-space with some AP flour. Place one puff pastry sheet on your bench and cut it in half, so you have two 9 x 4.5 inch rectangles. Take a single portion of the sausage filling and while leaving a 1 cm margin, place the filling along one long edge of the puff pastry rectangle, evenly. Brush both long edges with some egg wash, and carefully roll up the pastry sheet with the sausage filling, until the ends overlap by about 1 cm. Gently pinch the two ends together to create a seal. Place the seam side down, and cut this roll into 4 equal parts (with a back and forth motion using a serrated knife so that you cut evenly and smoothly). Place the 4 sausage rolls on the baking tray, slightly apart.
Repeat with the remaining puff pastry sheet to make 16 sausage rolls in total.
Using a small sharp knife, make two slits on the top of each sausage roll. Brush the tops generously with egg wash (highly recommended) and sprinkle some salt and sesame seeds (optional).
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes, and then increase the heat to 375°F and bake for a further 30 minutes or until they are golden brown.
Take out of the oven, allow them to rest for a few minutes, and serve while warm.

Notes

You can make these pork sausage rolls ahead of time and freeze them, covered with plastic wrap (before brushing the tops with egg wash and baking) on a sheet pan.
And then once they are frozen, store in a box with parchment paper between separate layers.
Then a few hours before you need to serve, set them out on a baking tray (covered) and defrost, brush with egg wash and bake as per the recipe.
If you bake them from frozen, they will take a longer to bake.
See my easy sausage rolls for a super-easy 3-ingredient version of these pork sausage rolls (made with store-bought or homemade puff pastry).

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1roll Calories 295kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 20g (7%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 21g (32%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Cholesterol 28mg (9%) Sodium 241mg (10%) Potassium 127mg (4%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 4g (8%) Vitamin A 120IU (2%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 13mg (1%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 16sausage

Amount Per Serving

Calories 295 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	1roll
Calories	295kcal	15%
Carbohydrates	20g	7%
Protein	7g	14%
Fat	21g	32%
Saturated Fat	7g	35%
Cholesterol	28mg	9%
Sodium	241mg	10%
Potassium	127mg	3%
Fiber	1g	4%
Sugar	4g	8%
Vitamin A	120IU	2%
Vitamin C	1mg	1%
Calcium	13mg	1%
Iron	1mg	6%