{"id":2818,"date":"2023-12-17T11:07:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T11:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.haimangiato.com\/?p=2818"},"modified":"2023-12-17T11:07:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T11:07:07","slug":"apricot-fennel-sausage-sage-and-almond-christmas-log","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.haimangiato.com\/pl\/apricot-fennel-sausage-sage-and-almond-christmas-log\/","title":{"rendered":"Apricot, Fennel Sausage, Sage and Almond Christmas Log"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This an absolutely delicious Christmas treat that&#8217;s an instant gratification, and it\u2019s an adaptation of Angela Hartnett\u2019s recipe, shared in the December issue of Waitrose Food Magazine. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I love the combination of spiced meat with apricots, almonds and fennel seeds. The original recipe calls for any sausage meat, which can vary in flavour, depending on the choice you are going to make. Here in London at my nearest butcher&#8217;s there are two types of Italian sausages: spicy and with fennel seeds. I opted for the latter and it only complemented this festive and rich in flavour dish even more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In case you don\u2019t have access to fennel seed sausages*, just add a handful of toasted fennel seeds to your meat and apricot mix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Serves 6-8 :<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">a large knob of salted butter, plus some more for greasing <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">1 small onion, finely chopped<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">2 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely chopped<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">a pinch or two of dry chilli flakes<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">600 g of sausage meat (use fennel seed sausages if possible)*<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">100 g of dry apricots, chopped<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">80 g of white breadcrumbs <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">about 60 g of grated parmesan cheese<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">50 g of blanched almonds, finely chopped<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">5 g of fresh sage leaves, chopped<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">a good handful of parsley leaves, chopped<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">a few pinches of grated nutmeg<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">grated zest from half a lemon<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">1 egg<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">salt<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">black pepper<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Preheat the oven to 210 C (190-200 C fan oven).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In a small frying pan melt the knob of butter over a medium heat, add the onion, season with some salt and fry gently for about 7 minutes or until soft. Now add the garlic and the chilly and carry on frying for further 3-5 minutes. Set aside to cool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Add the cooled onion mixture and season well with salt and pepper.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Lightly grease a length of foil, put the mixture in the middle and roll into a sausage shape. Seal the aluminium foil on the top and on both sides by folding the edges and pinching them with your fingers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Place the prepared log on a baking tray and bake in the preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes. Unwrap and bake for further 10 minutes or until golden brown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Rest for 10 minutes before slicing.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This an absolutely delicious Christmas treat that&#8217;s an instant gratification, and it\u2019s an adaptation of Angela Hartnett\u2019s recipe, shared in the December issue of Waitrose Food Magazine. I love the combination of spiced meat with apricots, almonds and fennel seeds. 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