Pork and Fennel Sausage Rolls

If you are looking for a recipe for homemade sausage rolls, these Pork and Fennel Sausage Rolls are perfect. Flaky pastry and a delicious pork filling that’s made just a little bit different with the addition of fennel. Perfect with a spicy tomato relish or a smokey barbecue sauce

Ingredients (makes 16 sausage rolls)

1 teas fennel seeds, plus extra to sprinkle
1 teas brown mustard seeds
1/2 teas cumin seeds
1 onion, finely chopped
80g sliced pancetta, chopped
450g pork mince
2 cups soft white fresh breadcrumbs (made from day-old bread
1/3 cup roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley
Finely grated zest of 1 orange
2 eggs, lightly beaten
375g block frozen puff pastry, thawed
poppyseeds, to sprinkle

Method

Preheat oven to 200°C and line a tray with baking paper. Toast spices in a dry frypan over medium heat for 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Pound the spices in a mortar and pestle until finely ground. Set aside. Return pan to medium heat. Cook onion and pancetta for 5 minutes or until onion softens, stirring. Add spices, then cool.
Add onion mixture to a large bowl with pork, crumbs, parsley, zest and half the egg. Season and mix well, then refrigerate until needed
Roll out pastry on a floured surface to a 5mm-thick, 40cm x 28cm rectangle, then halve into 2 long rectangles. Shape pork into two 40cm sausages, about 4cm wide. Place 1 sausage on each pastry rectangle, then roll up to enclose. Turn rolls seamside down, brush with egg and sprinkle with fennel, sesame and poppyseed. Cut on an angle into 5cm pieces, then place on tray and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and cooked. Serve with chutney

Notes

If you are not a fan of fennel, this recipe works perfectly without it. Replace the fennel with onion or leeks or if you like herbs (but not fennel) a handful of flat leaf parsley with a little oregano or sage would be good too. Sausage Rolls are just so good - especially hot and served with a yummy dipping sauce.

85 Comments

- - ella12 said
  - 03 May 2019
    9:34 am
These look like they would be so tasty.

- - rovermum said
  - 04 Feb 2019
    11:52 am
I often make sausage rolls and have tried a chicken mince version, much to the horror of my family. I’d love to try this pork version.

- - kitkat said
  - 03 Feb 2019
    8:42 pm
These sausage rolls sound delicious ???? I will definitely be trying these

- - taynik46 said
  - 11 Feb 2018
    3:35 pm
what a great sounding recipe – I am sure they taste just as good as they look – thank you for sharing your recipe

- - mom101628 said
  - 04 Jan 2018
    10:39 pm
Love the sound of this – thanks for sharing. This is my lunch tomorrow.

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 22 Jan 2017
    7:38 pm
I have never tasted fennel, will try these babies and report back!

- - mom19782016 said
  - 23 Jan 2016
    6:23 am
Haven’t come across using an orange in a sausage roll recipe – sounds delcious

- - mom62624 said
  - 22 Jan 2016
    9:20 am
A wonderful sausage roll recipe; thanks!.

- - dannsbuild said
  - 24 Sep 2015
    4:58 pm
This looks really good! A nice recipe! Thanks

- - Kell said
  - 21 Jun 2015
    3:02 pm
Thanks for sharing these yummy sausage rolls

- - mom90758 said
  - 17 Jun 2015
    3:07 pm
Fennel and pork together are fantastic!!

- - kymichelle said
  - 16 Jun 2015
    5:02 pm
Oh I think my family would cheer too if I cooked them these – yum!

- - matildaspice said
  - 30 Nov 2014
    3:27 pm
These look so delicious, thank you!

- - maureen3 said
  - 27 Oct 2014
    8:14 pm
Looks so tasty and delicious

- - shortaez said
  - 19 Oct 2014
    3:52 pm
Never tried pork and fennel sausage rolls yum

- - mom94125 said
  - 18 Oct 2014
    7:12 pm
this is a great idea, thanks for posting this for the mums
- mom94125 replied
  
  16 Oct 2015 , 12:48 pm
  yes pork and fennel go well. could add a little apple in as well, no problems
- - mom57522 said
  - 30 Aug 2014
    9:52 am
Lovely flavours in these sausage rolls.

- - Happymum-2 said
  - 24 Aug 2014
    7:24 pm
a lovely sausage roll, thanks

- - mom57522 said
  - 12 Aug 2014
    4:16 pm
Fennel seeds are a great addition!

- - ginoula5 said
  - 07 Aug 2014
    6:00 pm
oooh so yum, pork and fennel go so well together, trying these out for sure
- mom93821 replied
  
  10 May 2017 , 5:43 am
  They are ideal ingredient to have together in a recipe – good sausage roll combo.