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Easy Australian Sausage Rolls Recipe

Roma

Last updated: 3 September 2023

A flashback to our childhood in Australia, appearing at school fetes to kids parties to a BBQ on a summer’s day, the humble Australian sausage roll sits alongside the classic meat pie as a part of the country’s food culture.

Flaky puff pastry enclosing some sort of meat is typical Aussie tucker and always a regular favourite snack among Aussies, especially while watching a game of footy. 

While you might be missing the footy at the moment, you need not go hungry, this Aussie icon is easily whipped up in your very own kitchen.

Australian sausage roll on a metal plate with a jar of ketchup (tomato sauce) knocked over next to it.
Yield: 24

Australian Sausage Rolls

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Cooling Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • Puff pastry - see Notes
  • 300g beef mince
  • 1 small brown onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 carrot (peeled & grated)
  • 1 egg (lightly beaten)
  • 1 tablespoon flat-leaf parsley (leaves only, finely chopped)
  • 1/2 teaspoon mixed herbs
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon tomato paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon Vegemite
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds
  • ketchup/tomato sauce, to serve

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C. Use a non-stick pan or line a baking tray with baking paper.
  2. Cut and grate any veg you wish to use.

    Note: Be mindful of nutrient-rich vegetables with high water content which can release water in the cooking process and make your pastry soggy. It's best to avoid: tomato, courgette (zucchini), green cabbage, eggplant and spinach.

    Combine everything in a large bowl and mix until well combined. The consistency of your mix should be similar to that of meatballs.
  3. Divide the meat mixture into 4. Take ¼, shape the mixture into a cylinder shape about an 1-1 ½ inch in diameter. Place along a short edge of pastry, leaving a 1 cm edge.
  4. Roll up pastry to enclose mince mixture. Cut the roll in half, then half again - making 4 pieces roughly 1-2 inches across in size. Place on baking tray, seam side down, spacing minimum 1 cm apart. Repeat with remaining mince mixture and pastry.

    Note: Leave the sides open for the moisture and grease to escape
  5. Brush sausage roll tops with milk and top with sesame seeds. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until golden and puffed. Allow to cool on the tray for 5 minutes. Serve hot with ketchup/tomato sauce.


Australian sausage roll on a metal plate with a jar of ketchup (tomato sauce)

Notes

Pastry

You can absolutely make your own puff pastry, or simply buy pre-made/ready rolled.

Substitutions

I'm a firm believer in use what you have, so should you find yourself without the suggested ingredients consider substitutions.

No carrot? Substitute cabbage, celery or courgette. Or omit entirely 

No onion? Try spring onion

Mixed herbs: Use a dried mixed herb concoction like this, or pick fresh from the garden such as basil, chives, marjoram, oregano and/or thyme)

No Vegemite? Omit it entirely, it's not essential, but it does make it Australian!

Pimp it

Take your Australian sausage rolls to the next level by including some ingredients to make it your own.

  • Make it spicy with chillies or cayenne pepper
  • Breadcrumbs
  • Bacon 
  • Fennel seeds (finely chopped)
  • Smoked paprika
  • Chorizo (finely diced)
  • Parmesan cheese
  • Worcestershire sauce

Can I Freeze Them?

Yes. They’re best frozen pre-baked, so make the rolls up, but don’t egg wash them. Place on a tray so they’re not touching and freeze. Once frozen, remove from a tray and place in an air-tight freezer bag so they don’t get freezer burn or stick together. 

To Defrost: 

Defrost by laying them side by side overnight in the refrigerator. Once they're tacky to touch, then egg wash them and cook as per instructions below. 

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

16

Serving Size:

16
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 232Total Fat: 13.9gSaturated Fat: 3.7gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 118mgCarbohydrates: 15.8gProtein: 10.g
© Roma
Cuisine: Australian / Category: Recipe

Try It for Yourself

If you embark on making your own Australian Sausage Rolls, leave us a comment below, drop us an email or send us a tweet including a picture of the result.

Happy baking!

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Roma was raised on the white sandy beaches of Australia's East Coast, and she has called London home since 2012. With an adventurous spirit, a love of regional travel and anything food related, Roma looks to encourage working professionals to follow their dreams to travel the world one adventure and short break at a time. Don't let a full-time career stop you from seeing the world. Come roam with us!

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Comments (3)

  2. These look scrummy and so easy to make. I love the ideas for pimping them up. Will have to get baking!

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