Ingredients

Makes: 4 sausage rolls

  1. 300g good quality pork mince
  2. 1 tsp mustard
  3. Pinch salt & pepper
  4. 2 tbsp chopped jalepeno pepper
  5. 50g mozzerella cheese
  6. 50 g of grated apple
  7. 2 tbsp of fresh herbs (you can use parsley, thyme, sage or a mixture of all three. If you don't have fresh herbs available 1 tbsp of dried mixed herbs will do.)
  8. 1 roll of all-butter puff pastry
  9. 1 egg for egg wash
  10. 1 piping bag

For The Apple Sauce

  • 2 apples – small dice
  • ½ red onion - small dice
  • 1 tsp grated ginger
  • 1 red chilli diced
  • 50ml cider vinegar
  • pinch of sugar

Method

  1. In a mixing bowl or food processor mix the pork mince, mustard, seasoning, herbs, cheese & chilli together.
  2. Place the mixture in a piping bag – with a wide nozzle
  3. Roll out the pastry and pipe the mixture down the middle evenly .
  4. Brush the pastry along the edges with the egg-wash. Fold the pastry over.
  5. With a fork stamp the edges of the pastry .
  6. Cut into 4 even sausage rolls.
  7. Brush with egg wash – place on a baking sheet and bake at 180 for 25-28 minutes

For the apple sauce

  1. In a small pan on a very low heat soften the onions with the ginger and chilli for about 5 minutes.
  2. Add the diced apple , vinegar, sugar & simmer for a further 10-12 minutes.
  3. Leave to cool – you can blend if you prefer a smooth sauce or just serve as is alongside your sausage rolls