Sausage rolls; minced or sausage meat seasoned formed into a tube, wrapped in puff pastry & baked. Often contains vegetables. Vegetarian & gourmet versions are available, but is the beef or beef/pork mix that you will most commonly find. Served with at least one "glob" of tomato sauce (ketchup).
"It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)"
AC/DC 1975, Bon Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young
AC/DC's "It's a Long Way to the Top (If you Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) is synonymous with Melbourne, so much so there is a Melbourne street named after the iconic Aussie band. The lyrics of the aforementioned rock anthem are often affectionally sang as "it's a long way to the shop if you want a sausage roll".
street sign in Melbourne for AC/DC lane
Sausage rolls are a hand held snack/party food; as popular at children's parties as they are at sporting events, a casual get together or as work man's lunch.
Sausage roll ingredients ready to be mixed together
about to be rolled
they can be cut to size before or after baking, I cut each roll into four after baking
The recipe I used this weekend was from a recent MasterChef episode, similar to how I usually make sausage rolls but this recipe contains quite a lot of fresh bread crumbs... I thought too much and the resulting sausage roll filling tasted a little "bready". An interesting technique of infusing the onion with garlic and herb is used, plus the carrot puree technique results in delicious carrot that is just as home as a side dish. I used pre-rolled supermarket puff pastry, but I'm sure the sausage rolls would have been extra delicious with the butter puff the MasterChef recipe recommends.
onion is infused with herbs and garlic before adding to meat
MasterChef sausage rolls with hidden vegetables recipe from the MasterChef site here.
Other sausage roll recipes worth trying;
from chef/restauranteur Karen Martini a recipe for sausage rolls using the meat from Italian veal or pork sausages & cheese.
from Jamie Oliver another recipe for sausage rolls where you are using the meat from sausages... this time pork sausages.
Happy Baking ;)