There’s nothing quite like the excitement (and glorious aroma) of returning from the bakery with a still-steaming box of sausage rolls. No need to get in your car, now that you have your hands on these amazing locally flavoured sausage-roll recipes

MAKES 8 // COOKING TIME Varies

THE FILLINGS

1. Basic sausage rolls

INGREDIENTS
1 onion, diced
2 thyme sprigs, chopped
2 tbsp breadcrumbs
1 tsp nutmeg
500 g beef mince

METHOD
1. Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Sauté the onions. Add the thyme and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.
2. Mix all the ingredients together, and season well with salt and pepper.

2. Chicken masala sausage rolls

INGREDIENTS
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, grated
1 green chilli, chopped
1 tsp garam masala
1 tbsp curry paste
500 g chicken mince
2 tbsp breadcrumbs

METHOD
1. Heat some oil in a pan and sauté onion over medium heat, until soft.
2. Add the garlic, chilli, masala and curry paste, and cook until fragrant.
3. Remove from the heat. Add mince and breadcrumbs.

3. Onion marmalade & boerewors sausage rolls

INGREDIENTS
1 cup onion marmalade
500 g boerewors, casings removed
2 tbsp breadcrumbs
Handful parsley, chopped

METHOD
1. In a large bowl, combine the marmalade, boerewors, breadcrumbs and parsley.

4. Chakalaka sausage rolls

INGREDIENTS
1 cup tinned chakalaka
500 g pork mince
2 tbsp breadcrumbs

METHOD
1. Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl.

THE PASTRY

INGREDIENTS
1 roll puff pastry
1 egg, whisked

METHOD
1. Unroll the puff pastry and cut in half. Roll each half into a long rectangle.
2. Divide the filling between the two sheets of pastry and roll up, pressing the edges down with a fork to seal.
3. Cut each log into 4 cm sausage rolls and brush with egg wash. Bake at 180˚c for 25 minutes, until golden.

Recipes & styling: Leila-Ann Mokotedi
Photography: Niela Gie // HMimages.co.za

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