Black Garlic Kitchen

Black Garlic Christmas Pigs in Blankets

A traditional accompaniment to Christmas lunch or dinner – chipolata sausages wrapped in a pastry and bacon ‘blanket’ with a mustard and Black Garlic filling.

black garlic christmas pigs in blankets

Prep: 10 mins | Cook: 25-30 mins | Makes: 12 

Ingredients

  • 50g mozzarella or Cheddar cheese – grated
  • ¼ tbsp Dijon mustard 
  • ½ tbsp Black Garlic Paste
  • 1 pack (approx. 320g) ready rolled puff pastry
  • 4 rashers streaky bacon – cut into thirds
  • 12 chipolata sausages
  • 1 egg – beaten
  • 4 cloves Black Garlic – cut into thirds
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 200C/180Cfan/Gas6.
  • In a small bowl combine 25g mozzarella or Cheddar cheese, the Dijon mustard and Black Garlic Paste.
  • Place the ready rolled puff pastry onto a board. Using a medium sized plate as a guide cut out a circle approximately 21.5cm in diameter. Using a knife or a pizza cutter divide the pastry circle into 12 equal sized triangles. 
  • Place a third of a rasher of bacon on to each triangle.
  • Place a small amount of the cheese mixture and one third of a clove of Black Garlic onto each rasher of bacon. Press the mixture down into the bacon. 
  • Place one sausage at the wider end of the pastry triangle. Lightly brush the triangle with beaten egg to help seal the ‘blanket’. Tightly roll the bacon/sausage in the pastry towards the centre of the circle. Repeat with the remaining sausages. 
  • Brush the top of each pastry with a little beaten egg. Use the remaining cheese (25g) to sprinkle over each pastry blanket followed by a light dusting of smoked paprika. 
  • Transfer the ‘pigs in blankets’ (with the tip of the triangle underneath), onto a non-stick baking tray. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until the pastry is golden and the sausages are lightly brown. 
  • Use a palette knife to remove the pigs in blankets from the baking sheet.
 

To Serve: serve warm with BGK’s Black Garlic Ketchup. Perfect as an accompaniment to BGK’s Black Garlic Christmas Stuffed & Rolled Turkey.