Crispy Sausage Bites
Ingredients
- 1 pound pork sausagemeat
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 3oz / 1/3 cup cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parslet
- 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
- 1oz / 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs
- salt and pepper
- 2 eggs beaten
- 3oz / 3/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 shallots finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 440g (14oz) can chopped tomatoes
- 2 tablespoon tomato puree (paste)
- salt and peppr
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoon sweet pickle relish
Instructions
Put sausagemeat and onion into a frying pan; cook until lightly brown and crumbly. Turn into a bowl and add cream cheese parsley mustard fresh breadcrumbs and season with salt and pepper. Shape into 16-20 small firm balls (moulding them to make them smooth). Dip first in beaten egg then roll in dry breadrumbs until evenly coated. Chill until required. To make the relish sauce heat the oil in a saucepan add the shallots and cook gently until soft. Stir in the garlic tomatoes with their juice and tomato puree (paste). Season with salt and pepper bring to the boil then reduce heat and simmer uncovered for about 30 mins or until sauce has reduced and thickened. Stir in the parsley and relish. Serve warm. Each person spears a sausage ball and immerses it in the hot oil to fry until crisp and golden. (Serves 4)