Giant Chorizo and Egg Sausage Roll (Printable)
Savory puff pastry filled with spiced chorizo, pork sausage meat, and soft-boiled eggs for an impressive golden baked centerpiece.
# What You'll Need:
→ Meats
01 - 10.5 oz quality pork sausage meat
02 - 5.25 oz cured chorizo sausage, finely diced or crumbled
→ Eggs
03 - 6 large eggs (plus 1 beaten egg for glazing)
→ Vegetables & Aromatics
04 - 1 small onion, finely diced
05 - 2 cloves garlic, minced
06 - 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
→ Pantry
07 - 1 tsp smoked paprika
08 - 1/2 tsp black pepper
09 - 1/4 tsp salt (adjust to taste)
→ Pastry
10 - 17.5 oz all-butter puff pastry (1 large sheet or 2 smaller sheets)
# How-to Steps:
01 - Preheat oven to 400°F and line a large baking tray with parchment paper.
02 - Bring a pot of water to boil. Gently lower 5 eggs and boil for 6 minutes for soft centers. Transfer to cold water, peel, and set aside.
03 - In skillet over medium heat, sauté onion and garlic 3-4 minutes until softened. Allow to cool slightly.
04 - In large bowl, combine sausage meat, chorizo, sautéed onion and garlic, parsley, smoked paprika, black pepper, and salt. Mix until well combined.
05 - On lightly floured surface, roll puff pastry into rectangle about 14 x 10 inches.
06 - Shape sausage mixture into log down center of pastry, leaving 1.5-inch border on both long sides.
07 - Make trench along top of sausage meat and arrange peeled soft-boiled eggs end-to-end along log. Mold sausage meat around eggs to enclose them.
08 - Brush pastry edges with beaten egg. Fold pastry over filling and seal edges, pinching to close. Place seam-side down on baking tray.
09 - Brush roll with more beaten egg. Score top with sharp knife for decoration.
10 - Bake 35-40 minutes until pastry is golden brown and cooked through.
11 - Rest 10 minutes before slicing thickly to serve.
# Expert Pointers:
01 -
- The contrast between flaky buttery pastry and spicy chorizo is absolute magic
- Those soft boiled eggs running through the center make every slice feel like a proper meal
- It looks impressive but comes together in under an hour with mostly storecupboard ingredients
02 -
- Don't overcook your eggs or you'll lose that gorgeous jammy center
- Chilling the assembled roll for 15 minutes before baking helps it hold its shape
- Resist the urge to slice into it immediately—the filling needs that rest time
03 -
- Work with cold pastry and keep your kitchen cool to prevent butter from melting before baking
- If the edges aren't sealing well, crimp them with a fork like you would a pie