Hi all, browsing through the Harcombe site and found this recipe - I'm sure they won't mind me sharing it here! Commentary and pics came from a nice member there. Also posted on the sausages thread.
Home Made Sausages
I made my own sausages this evening using Carluccio's idea of poaching before frying. It worked really well. I used
- 250g each of beef and pork mince
- half an onion, chopped
- 1 huge clove of garlic, skinned and sliced
- parsley & sage leaves
I processed all of the ingredients until it formed a lump.
I then divided it into 8 and rolled these out into sausage shapes.
Wrapped them in foil and twisted them closed like boiled sweets.
Poached in a large pan of boiling water for about 4 minutes (Carluccio says that they should rise to the surface after a couple of minutes but mine didn't sink!)
Take them out of the water and allow to cool enough to unwrap.
Then heat olive oil in a large frying pan. Add the sausages and brush them with more oil. Turn often until browned on all sides.