Australian secret sausage roll ingredients revealed

Australians have named their go-to top secret ingredients for sausage rolls and it’s quite the intriguing list. See all the strange and amazing additions here.

Lift up your sauso game.

In our quest for the perfect sausage roll we have created almost 200 variations (and we love them all!) Just some of the many, many highlights include this giant Christmas one, a popular vego version and these mini green curry winners.

Yes, we think about sausage rolls a lot.

For the ultimate sausage roll, we will leave you with our top rated recipe. 200 5-star reviews can’t be wrong!

So recently, we got curious about what other Aussies are putting in their sausage rolls to take them to the next level. We put the question to our Facebook followers… and the responses blew our minds! It turns out that many swear by Worcestershire sauce and grated apples. Some were also partial to a dash of curry powder and a squeeze of Vegemite, while quite a few like to add some chutney to their filling.

Our favorite ‘cheat’ suggestion was buying good quality sausages and squeezing the meat out of the casing – genius!

Here are some other clever ideas that caught our eye:

“Wholegrain mustard on the inside of the pastry before putting the sausage in.” -Karl

“I sometimes put a tablespoon of Kraft Tartar sauce and sour cream in.” -Marion

“Stuffing mix, it soaks up all the juices from the ingredients. And adds all the herbs and spices.” -Rae

“Fennel seed and sea salt on top.” -Bex

“Good shake of Cajun seasoning.” -Luke

“Oats, pepper steak spice, cheese, a little curry powder and anything else I can think of at the time.” -Rosslyn

Sausage rolls are the food of the gods.

“Packet of French onion soup.” -Jeannette

“Grated halloumi cheese and chutney.” -Sheila

“Weetbix and crushed garlic.” -Jo

(Speaking of which, we recently discovered loads of other crazy concoctions Aussies use Weet-Bix in! Read more here.)

“Walnuts and feta so they’re vegetarian.” -Corli-ann

“Potato and hot paprika” -Jan

“Chicken noodle soup mix” -Sally

“Nutmeg and more importantly, make the mince mixture 1 day ahead.” – Tanya

For more recipe ideas, go to taste.com.au or check out the Taste Test Kitchen now.

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