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    You are here: Home / Cooking Times / b) 30 - 60 mins / Bacon-wrapped Pork Sausages with Sweet, Sticky Apple

    Bacon-wrapped Pork Sausages with Sweet, Sticky Apple

    23 October 2017 - By Michelle Minnaar
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    Bacon-wrapped sausages are a wonderful idea for a quick family meal. The prep work is done in a matter of minutes. For this recipe, I’ve included some apple wedges and thyme. Gets you right in the mood of the autumn season, doesn’t it? I recommend making this recipe if you’ve got a hungry family. My kids love these and generally fight over the last sausage.

    Another handy thing about these bacon-wrapped sausages is that you can reuse the leftovers. Just store them in the fridge up to three days and you can use them is several ways. For example, you can make a sausage soup, salad or even a sausage pasta traybake. What is your favourite way of eating bacon-wrapped sausages?

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    sausages for bacon-wrapped sausages

    Do you have a favourite type of sausage in mind? I am sure we all have our favourite one. I once made fresh sausages myself and it was a fun activity. Never mind the fact that they are made out of the intestinal lining of the pig. Anyways, the British love their sausages. In fact, we have a handful of our own sausages that are truly excellent for also making bacon-wrapped sausages. Here are just a few that you can consider using. Let’s see how well you know your UK sausages.

    • Cumberland sausage: generally sold in a spiral and made with black pepper.
    • Yorkshire sausage: includes mace, white pepper, cayenne and nutmeg.
    • Gloucester sausage: spiced with sage. One of the favourites out there.
    • Pork and apple sausage: includes apple and cider which usually makes it really moist.
    • Manchester sausage: traditionally spiced with nutmeg, sage, ginger, mace, cloves and white pepper.
    • Oxford sausage: made out of veal, pork, herbs and lemon.
    • Welsh sausage: includes pork and leek with ginger.
    • Lincolnshire sausage: includes pork, sage and pieces of bread.

    I think it’s safe to say that every county in the UK has its own specific type of sausage. There are still so many more types of sausages. For example: Suffolk sausage, Marylebone sausage, Lorne sausage and Newmarket sausage. So, which sausage is your favourite?

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    other sausages

    You know, just because you want to make bacon-wrapped sausages, this doesn’t necessarily mean you have to use only UK sausages. You can also try using German sausages, such as the Bratwurt or Frankfurter Wurstchen. These are the most typical sausages that don’t include too much spices and are somewhat mild. You can also try the typical Blutwurst, or blood sausage. Believe it or not, but these are actually quite delicious. Lastly, you can also try some exotic sausages such as the traditional sausage from Northern Thailand, which is spiced with coriander and other Asian flavours. The latter can also be excellent in an Asian inspired sausage traybake.

    bacon wrap

    Once you select the sausage with your favourite flavours, it’s time you wrap these babies in bacon. This step is of course completely optional. However, if you include the bacon, you’ll get a lovely smoky, salty flavour to your sausage. You should be a little cautious of the excess grease, the bacon-wrapped sausages can get quite oily. For this reason, I recommend having a set of kitchen towels ready once you finish cooking everything. The paper towel will soak up the excess fat.

    If you don’t feel like using bacon, you can also use Parma ham. However, since it’s not as oily as bacon, it’s more likely to dry out and burn. Therefore, if you use Parma ham, wrap the sausages a bit later in the cooking process. This way, you eliminate the risk of them burning.

    piggies in a blanket

    Ever heard of piggies in a blanket? Since these are bacon-wrapped sausages, you could consider these as piggies wrapped in blankets. Bacon blankets to be exact! However, the real meaning of piggies in blankets is when you wrap the sausages in puff pastry. These are an excellent party food and disappear really quickly. They also leave room for more creativity. For example, you can use poppy seeds or sesame seeds as toppings for the puff pastry. You can also include cheese inside. You don’t even have to make the puff pastry yourself. Just buy it pre-made in the supermarket.

    Blankets Piggies

    apples and thyme

    This recipe calls for red apples and thyme. I think red apples are the best choice, because once they bake, they caramelise better than green apples. Having this salty-sweet combination makes a perfect meal. An entire, halved bulb of garlic is also a welcome addition to the sausage traybake. Once you bake the garlic, it caramelises and has a sweet after taste, which I think goes really well with these ingredients. You could also try pouring a bit of cider into the traybake to add a bit of moisture. The Germans use this technique to cook their sausages, as the hot steam will accelerate the cooking process of the sausages.

    variations

    There are plenty of variations you can try making. You don’t only have to use apples. Why not throw in a couple of vegetables like I did here in my sausage traybake with vegetables and chickpeas?

    You can also try making these:

    • Pork sausage and red onion pasta bake
    • Make a bacon-wrapped sausage casserole, something similar to this recipe

    serving

    If we were in Germany, the typical side or serving would be with sauerkraut, or sour fermented cabbage. It works really well with any type of sausage and is full of vitamin C. However, my personal favourite is to serve the bacon-wrapped sausages with a nice buttery potato mash. This way you can really make a hearty family meal and still have some leftovers for tomorrow. Mash and peas would be my recommendation but don’t forget the gravy! Leftover can be used in a full English breakfast. Just serve them with baked beans and an egg sunny side up.

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    Bacon-wrapped Pork Sausages with Sweet, Sticky Apple


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    5 from 2 reviews

    • Author: Michelle Minnaar
    • Total Time: 35 minutes
    • Yield: 455 1x
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    Ingredients

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    • 8 rashers smoked streaky bacon
    • 8 pork sausages
    • 15ml (1 tbsp) sunflower oil
    • 2 eating apples, each cut into 8 wedges

    Instructions

    1. Heat oven to 220°C/fan 200°C/gas 7. Tie a piece of bacon around each sausage. Heat the oil in a flameproof roasting tin on the hob, then brown the sausages in the tin. Place in the oven and roast for 20 minutes.
    2. Toss in the apple wedges and roast everything for another 10 minutes until the sausages are cooked and the apples are sticky and caramelised.

    Notes

    • Serve with mash.
    • It would be a shame to waste any leftover bacon from this recipe so I recommend you take a look at my guide on freezing bacon if you find you have lots of leftovers.
    • Prep Time: 5 minutes
    • Cook Time: 30 minutes

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 serving
    • Calories: 442
    • Sugar: 10 g
    • Sodium: 2.72 mg
    • Fat: 34 g
    • Saturated Fat: 11 g
    • Carbohydrates: 14 g
    • Fiber: 1 g
    • Protein: 22 g

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    A special thanks to Kelly Reeve for assisting with the recipe shoot.

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    Comments

    1. Shan

      September 27, 2008 at 3:27 pm

      That looks SO good, I have some Irish bangers in the freezer that I think will go into this tomorrow. Thanks!

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      • michelle

        November 20, 2017 at 10:25 pm

        Thanks Shan!!

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    2. peabody

      September 27, 2008 at 10:41 pm

      Pork wrapped pork, sounds like a great idea to me!

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      • michelle

        November 20, 2017 at 10:25 pm

        hehe thanks!

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    3. deborah

      September 28, 2008 at 6:23 pm

      Anything wrapped in bacon is good, and this looks phenomenal!

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      • michelle

        November 20, 2017 at 10:24 pm

        Agreed 🙂 and thank you

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    4. gaga

      September 28, 2008 at 7:10 pm

      Yum, I love anything wrapped in bacon =) And it goes so well with apples. This looks like a great combo!

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      • michelle

        November 20, 2017 at 10:24 pm

        Likewise 🙂

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    5. noble pig

      October 02, 2008 at 4:44 am

      Wow, this just took my breath away, it looks so good. The photos are also awesome.

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      • michelle

        November 20, 2017 at 10:24 pm

        thanks 🙂

        Reply
    6. Jeanne

      October 23, 2008 at 11:13 am

      Pork on pork – I love it! I grew up eating pan-fried sausages, into which pan my mom would toss some cored slices of apple to caramelise – “worsies met appelringe” was a childhood favourite of mine. This lokks like a great updated take on the food of childhood. It’s been good getting to know you over the past 2 years 🙂

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      • michelle

        November 20, 2017 at 10:23 pm

        thanks Jeanne

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    7. Renil M. George

      October 09, 2017 at 4:14 pm

      I love pork sausages with bacon wrapped.

      ★★★★★

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      • michelle

        October 21, 2017 at 11:03 pm

        Yep, I ve got a new article coming on this recipe soon 🙂

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    8. Cateraar Den Haag

      October 30, 2017 at 10:22 am

      This looks so delisious! Yum. Thanks for sharing.

      ★★★★★

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      • michelle

        November 20, 2017 at 10:23 pm

        Of course! Thanks 🙂

        Reply

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