Classic Beef Sausage Rolls
Family Favourite Sausage Roll Recipe
4 - 5
Serves
20 mins
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time

Recipe author
Kathy Paterson
There's nothing quite like biting into a hot homemade sausage roll fresh from the oven. This family-favourite is easy to assemble and guaranteed to please. The recipe makes 10 sausage rolls, but you can also make a double batch and pop any leftovers in the freezer!
There's nothing quite like biting into a hot homemade sausage roll fresh from the oven. This family-favourite is easy to assemble and guaranteed to please. The recipe makes 10 sausage rolls, but you can also make a double batch and pop any leftovers in the freezer!
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High Iron
Beef,
Family Favourites,
Mince,
Everyday,
Ingredients
Beef filling
500g Quality Mark beef mince
1 onion
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peeled and finely chopped
2 garlic cloves
peeled and crushed
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp breadcrumbs
½ tsp ground cardamom
a handful flat-leaf parsley
finely chopped
2 tbsp fresh thyme
roughly chopped
1 egg
lightly beaten
salt
to taste
black pepper
to taste
To assemble
2 sheets flaky pastry
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20cm x 30cm
plain flour
for rolling
1 egg
lightly beaten, for egg wash
1 tbsp fresh thyme
leaves
Method
Beef filling
To assemble
Instructions for Homemade Pastry
1
Heat the oil in a small frying pan or saucepan over low heat.
2
Add the onion and garlic and cook until almost soft - about 7 minutes.
Start Timer
3
Stir in the breadcrumbs, cardamom and herb, then remove from the heat and leave to cool.
4
Place and mince in a bowl and season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
5
Using your hands, mix the egg and he cooled onion mixture until well combined. I fry off a small piece of the beef mince mixture before using to check that I have seasoned the meat well.