Irish Sausage Rolls Recipe, Whats Cooking America (2024)

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Irish Sausage Rolls are a fun and delicious appetizer to serve your family and friends forSaint Patrick’s Day. In Ireland, sausage rolls are very popular and are served in pubs, home parties, and purchased ready made at bakeries.

Irish sausages, like American sausages, are made with ground pork but with a whole different flavor profile. American sausages are often strong and spicy, whereas Irish sausages are blended with a mix of herbs that bring on a subtle and mild flavor, a distinct taste found across the U.K.

I was introduced to Irish Sausage Rolls by a family friend, Rhonda Mulholland. This is and easy-to-make recipe where you can use pre-made puff pastry as a time saver. Make the rolls larger and enjoy them for a meal. Even the younger picky eaters will enjoy these sausage rolls!

More outstanding Irish recipes to serve your family and friends: Guinness Beef Stew, Irish Lamb Stew, Corned Beef and Cabbage, Corned Beef Bubble and Squeak,Dublin Coddle,Irish Soda Bread, and Chocolate Guinness Cake.

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Irish Sausage Rolls Recipe:

Course:Appetizer

Cuisine:Irish

Keyword:Irish Sausage Rolls Recipe

Servings: 4 servings

Author: What's Cooking America

Ingredients

  • 1/2teaspoonsalt
  • 1/2teaspoonthyme,dried
  • 1/2teaspoonoregano,dried
  • 1/2teaspoonmarjoram,dried
  • 1/2teaspoonsage,dried
  • 1/2teaspoonparsley,dried
  • 1/4teaspoonblack pepper
  • 1poundpork,ground
  • 1/2onion,finely chopped
  • 2clovesgarlic,chopped
  • 1cupbread crumbs(about 3 slices of bread, chopped small and crumbled)*
  • 1sheetpuff pastry(half of 17-ounce package), thawed if frozen
  • 1/4cup all-purposeflour
  • 1/2cupmilk

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.Important – must use parchment paper to absorb the grease from sausage while cooking. Otherwise you will have grease all over the pan and your rolls will end up very greasy. I learned the hard way on this!

  3. Using a coffee grinder, mortar and pestle, or seal in a plastic bag and crush with a heavy pan until all of the dried spices and seasonings are the consistency of dried powder.

  4. In medium-sized bowl, mix together ground pork, onion, garlic, ground spice mixture, and bread crumbs until everything is well combined. For best flavor, cover bowl of sausage mix with plastic wrap and let sit refrigerated overnight to allow flavors to meld together.

  5. Gently unfold the pastry sheet and place on a lightly-floured surface. Cut pastry sheet, lengthwise, into 3 strips at the seams. Use a rolling pin, roll each strip into 10x4 inch rectangle.

  6. Shape 1/3 of pork mixture into a 10-inch long sausage-shaped log. Next place the sausage log along the top edge of one of the rolled pastry rectangles. Brush the lower half of the exposed pastry with milk to help the pastry stick when rolling. Roll pastry down around the sausage and press to seal the pastry ends together. Cut each roll crosswise into 4 pieces. Place sausage roll, seam side down, on the parchment-lined baking sheet(leave 1 to 2 inches between each roll). Repeat process with remaining pork mixture and puff pastry.

  7. Optional decorative touch: Using a sharp knife, cut a slash through the pastry in each sausage roll in top of bottom half of roll (should be two slashes on each roll).

  8. Brush the top of each sausage roll with milk (this will give nice golden brown color when baking).

  9. Bake approximately 25 minutes or until pastry is golden brown and puffy and theinternal temperatureregisters 160 degrees F. on your instant-read meat thermometer.

  10. Remove from oven and place sausage rolls on wire rack to cool slightly. Place a paper towel over the top of the rolls to absorb any extra grease.

  11. Serve warm and enjoy by themselves or with dips of your choice.

  12. These sausage rolls can be frozen and be reheated before serving.

  13. Serves 4.

Recipe Notes

* Using a food processor would work quickly for crumbling into breadcrumbs.

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Irish Sausage Rolls Recipe, Whats Cooking America (4)Irish Colcannon Potatoes – Mashed Potato with Kale and Bacon
Colcannon is true Irish soul food. The dish consists of mashing together buttery mashed potatoes with cooked kale or cabbage and leeks for flavoring.

Corned Beef Bubble and SqueakBubble and Squeak is a traditional Monday lunch in England to take the leftover potatoes and vegetables from Sunday supper and fry it up to enjoy for lunch the next day. The odd name is said to come from the noises made while cooking it.

Guinness Beef Stew – Irish Beef StewMost every pub you visit in Ireland will offer Beef and Guinness Stew on the menu. Stewing the beef in Guinness stout beer tenderizes the beef and adds a robust, malty flavor to the stew.

Irish Lamb StewTraditionally Irish lamb stew is cooked with lamb meat (neck bones or shanks) and root vegetables such as potatoes and onions with water. The stew is cooked over low heat until the meat is fall apart tender.

Dublin Coddle
A favorite Dublin dish of potatoes, onions, bacon rashers and pork sausages slow cooked together for the ultimate comfort meal.

Irish Soda BreadHere’s a wonderful traditional Irish Soda bread recipe that can be found in homes and markets all over Ireland. In the United States, Irish Soda bread is popular to accompany Corned Beef and Cabbage when celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day.

Corned Beef and CabbageMy family and I look forward to enjoying corned beef and cabbage dinner as part of celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day every year. This is a great no-fuss meal to serve on Saint Patrick’s Day or any day that you desire.

Irish Sausage RollsIn Ireland, sausage rolls are very popular. You can find them served at pubs, at home parties, and can even be purchased ready made at bakeries.

Guinness Chocolate Cake
A moist rich chocolate cake with wonderful malty notes from the addition of Guinness stout beer.

Guinness Black Bottomed Cupcakes
Enjoy this twist on traditional black bottom cupcakes using Guinness Chocolate Cake and an Irish cream cheese filling

Three Irish Sausage Rolls with flaky crusts on a cutting board.

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Comments and Reviews

4 Responses to “Irish Sausage Rolls Recipe”

  1. Erin

    Hello! I’m wanting to make these for a get together next month. Unfortunately one of the people attending the dinner is allergic to pork. What would be the best substitution without taking away the authenticity? Or is it possible?

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    • Whats Cooking America

      You could make some with hamburger.

      Reply

  2. MARK A JEFFCOAT

    You could use ground chicken, turkey or beef

    Reply

  3. Patricia Altman

    So a mix of ground chicken I use dark and beef. I also add instant potato flakes. The type for instant mashed potatoes

    Reply

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What is the American equivalent of a sausage roll? ›

National variants. Similar meat and pastry recipes include the Czech klobásník, the Belgian worstenbroodje, the Dutch saucijzenbroodje, the German Münsterländer Wurstbrötchen and sausage bread in the United States.

What makes Irish sausage different? ›

However, there are some differences that come out. Here, sausage tends to be mostly meat with very little if any fill like bread crumbs or rusk. The Irish recipes I found tended to use a fill and had some egg in them. This will give two distinct textures.

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Breakfast sausage (or country sausage) is a type of fresh sausage, typically made from pork, that is a common breakfast food in the United States. In the United States, the predominant flavorings used for seasoning are black pepper and sage. There are also varieties seasoned with maple syrup or cayenne pepper.

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A banger is a nickname that the British and Irish give to sausages. The nickname “bangers” originated during World War II, when rationing was common and meat was scarce. Bangers have two distinct characteristics – they have a much softer texture and are much less salty than their American and continental counterparts.

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Just a regular lightly-seasoned fresh pork sausage. Plain breakfast sausage would probably be the closest.

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Any good soft pork sausage will do. Bratwurst is a good substitute, or even a mild Italian. You want links of soft sausage in casing, not a harder product like kielbasa or smoked sausage.

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If you can't find sausage that is labeled specifically as “Irish,” I would recommend any bratwurst-type of sausage as a fine substitute. These Johnsonville sausages were delicious! If you do not find sausage labeled as “Irish,” I think bratwurst would be a good substitute.

What kind of sausage do they eat in Ireland? ›

Bangers is a centuries-old traditional British and Irish recipe. They consist of lean and fat pork that is ground up tossed with spices and herbs that is then encased in hog casing to make sausage. There are many variations of Bangers when it comes to the ingredients depending on who makes them.

What country is famous for sausage rolls? ›

Wrapping meat in pastry dates back to the Ancient Greeks and Romans, but the modern sausage roll is thought to have originated in 19th Century France. Sausage rolls grew in popularity in London in the early 1800s as a cheap street food, and rapidly became a quintessentially British snack.

What is the most popular sausage in the US? ›

This statistic shows the brands of sausages eaten most often in the United States in 2020. The data has been calculated by Statista based on the U.S. Census data and Simmons National Consumer Survey (NHCS). According to this statistic, 59.92 million Americans consumed Jimmy Dean sausages in 2020.

What do Americans call pigs in blankets? ›

In the United States the term "pigs in a blanket" typically refers to hot dogs in croissant dough, but may include Vienna sausages, co*cktail or breakfast/link sausages baked inside biscuit dough or croissant dough.

What do Irish bangers taste like? ›

Banger is a centuries-old traditional Irish recipe. They consist of lean and fat pork tossed with spices and herbs, which is encased to make a sausage. A banger is delicious with an herbal and peppery taste.

What is the slang word for sausage? ›

Snag is perhaps the most famous slang term for sausages, followed closely by banger.

What is the difference between a full Irish breakfast and an English breakfast? ›

An English breakfast, although very similar to the Irish one, might include fried potatoes, as mentioned above. The other key difference is its lack of two key components: sliced black pudding and/or white pudding. These pork products, original to County Cork, have become a requisite part of any Irish fry up.

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Whats the difference between a Hotdog and a Sausage? Sausages generally have a higher fat content and their ingredients aren't ground as finely as in a hotdog. The seasonings and spices used also differ. Technically speaking though, a hotdog is a type of sausage.

Are American pigs in blankets sausage rolls? ›

Pigs in a blanket in the United States is a small hot dog or other sausage wrapped in pastry similar to a sausage roll in the UK, it is commonly served as an appetizer in the United States. The similarity in name with that of the UK dish pigs in blankets, which is a sausage wrapped in bacon, sometimes causes confusion.

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