Australian Sausage Rolls
This Australian Sausage Rolls recipe with cheese and bacon ticks all the boxes - super tasty, great for entertaining and very welcomed at parties. Make a batch and put half in the freezer for later.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 24 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb (450 grams) ground beef
- 8 oz (227 grams) bacon
- 1¾ cups (200 grams) grated sharp cheddar cheese
- ½ cup (50 grams) finely grated pecorino Romano cheese
- 1 small onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- ½ cup barbecue sauce
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar (omit if using Australian or British style barbecue sauce)
- ½ cup dry breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- freshly ground pepper (to taste)
- 2 sheets frozen puff pastry (thawed (See Note 1))
- 1 egg (for egg wash)
- Pinch of salt
- Poppy seeds
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 400°F/200ºC. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- 2
Finely chopped the bacon, onion and garlic. I like to stick the whole lot into a food processor and pulse until it's all finely chopped.
- 3
In a bowl, combine all the ingredients for the filling.
- 4
In a small bowl, lightly beat the extra egg with a pinch of salt for an egg wash.
- 5
Divide the filling into eight portions.
- 6
Roll each sheet of thawed puff pastry slightly thinner and cut into four rectangles (you’ll have eight rectangles in total). If using four Australian puff pastry sheets, don't roll out thinner: just cut each sheet in half (you'll have eight rectangles in total).
- 7
Spread one portion of filling along the long edge of each rectangle. Brush the opposite long edge with a small amount of the egg mixture. Roll up tightly, and cut into six sausage rolls. You’ll have 48 in total.
- 8
Arrange on a prepared baking sheet, allowing room to puff.
- 9
Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with poppy seeds.
- 10
Bake in preheated oven 30 minutes or until the pastry is puffed and golden brown and the filling is cooked through.
- 11
Serve with your choice of dipping sauce.