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Foodie Friday: Sam Wood’s simple sausage rolls

This recipe – a light, healthy, and simple take on an Aussie classic – comes courtesy of Bing Lee ambassador, Sam Wood, fitness expert and former star of The Bachelor.

Serves: 4 | Prep Time: 10 minutes | Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

Sausage Rolls

  • 300g beef mince
  • 1/4 cup basil (fresh), finely chopped
  • 2 free range eggs
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 cup wholemeal (or gluten free) breadcrumbs
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 carrot finely grated
  • 1/2 onion (brown), finely grated
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 puff pastry ready rolled sheets, defrosted
  • 1/2 tablespoon poppy seeds

Salad

  • 250g cherry tomatoes (mixed variety), chopped
  • 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 tablespoon olive oil (extra virgin)
  • 1/2 avocado, chopped

Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C.
  2. In a medium bowl, mix together the mince, basil, 1 egg, Worcestershire sauce, breadcrumbs, tomato paste, carrot and onion. Season to taste.
  3. Refrigerate the mixture.
  4. Cut the pastry sheets in half (about 10-12 cm wide).
  5. Lightly beat the other egg.
  6. Divide beef mince mixture into 4 even portions and form each quarter along one edge of the pastry.
  7. Brush the open strip of pastry at opposite side of the mixture with egg and roll pastry over mixture into a long, even log.
  8. Brush the tops with egg and sprinkle with poppy seeds. Cut into rolls.
  9. Place each roll seam side down on a lined oven tray with baking paper.
  10. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden.
  11. Mix the salad ingredients together, season, and serve with the sausage rolls.

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Foodie Friday: Homemade sausage rolls and tomato sauce

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This recipe comes from the Kids in the Kitchen recipe booklet from Westinghouse and Australia’s favourite home cook and mum, Julie Goodwin. Download it for free.

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Ingredients

  • 400 grams beef mince
  • 1 egg
  • 2 sprigs parsley
  • 1 piece bacon
  • ½ cup breadcrumbs
  • 2 shallots
  • 1 tsp mustard powder
  • 1 small carrot
  • 1 zucchini
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 tbsp. tomato sauce

Pastry:

  • 1 ¼ cups plain flour
  • 125 grams butter
  • ½ t salt
  • 4 tbsp. iced water
  • 1 tbsp. extra milk

Homemade tomato sauce:

  • 500grams good quality vine ripened tomatoes (must be super ripe) or good quality tinned tomatoes
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • 3 tbsp. brown sugar
  • Pinch of salt and pepper
  • ¼ tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 small brown onion
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil

Method

Sausage rolls:

1. Pre-heat oven to 200C. Line a biscuit tray with baking paper

2. Place butter and flour into a bowl. Rub the mixture in between your index finger and thumb until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add a pinch of salt and pepper

3. Add the salt and half the iced water, mix to combine. Add a little bit of water at a time until the pastry forms a ball

4. Knead the dough on the bench a few times, until it looks smooth. Roll to 1cm flat, wrap in plastic and place into the fridge

5. Using the finest side of the grater, grate the carrot. Grate the zucchini into a strainer, then push out all of the excess liquid. Dry on paper towel

6. Place zucchini and carrot into a bowl

7. Whisk the egg

8. Finely dice the shallots, parsley and bacon

9. Add all ingredients into a large bowl and mix to combine

10. Remove pastry from the fridge. Lightly flour a rolling pin, pastry roll to ½ cm thick with a rolling pin. Trim the edges to be a rectangle. Cut rectangle into 6×6 cm squares

11. Divide filling evenly onto each piece of pastry. Place filling on one edge and roll

12. Place onto baking tray, brush with milk and bake for 20minutes or until golden

Homemade tomato sauce:

1. Remove stem from the tomato mark an X in the bottom of the tomato with a sharp knife. Fill a large bowl with boiling water. Place the tomatoes in the bowl. Place a round cake tin with a little water on top to keep the tomatoes in the bowl. Allow to sit for 5 minutes.

2. Drain the tomatoes and rub the skin off

3. Finely chop the onion

4. Place olive oil into a small non-stick saucepan and put onto a low heat. Slowly sweat and caramelise the onions (this may take up to 20 minutes)

5. Whilst onions are cooking, finely dice the tomatoes

6. Once the onions are cooked, place all remaining ingredients into the saucepan and bring to the simmer. Allow to simmer for 20-25 minutes until the mixture is nice and thick

7. Using a stick blender, blend until smooth. Strain mixture using a sieve and set aside to cool

Kids in the kitchen can:

1. Measure the ingredients

2. Rub the flour and the butter together

3. Roll out the dough

4. Grate the vegetables

5. Pick the parsley leaves from the stalks

6. Roll the sausage rolls

7. Brush the sausage rolls with milk.