Serving notes: Makes enough stuffing for the turkey and 18-20 stuffing balls
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Yields:
20
Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
40 mins
Total Time:
55 mins
Cal/Serv:
160
Ingredients
25g
(1oz) butter
1Tbsp.
olive oil
1
large Spanish onion, finely chopped
4
celery sticks, diced
125g
(4oz) brazil nuts, chopped
450g
(1lb) good-quality pork sausagemeat
175g
(6oz) good-quality, crustless white bread cut into 1cm (½in) cubes
225g
(8oz) Bramley apples, cored and chopped
2tsp.
fresh sage, chopped
Zest of 1 lemon
1
large egg yolk
810 thin slices pancetta
Olive oil to drizzle
Directions
Step 1
Melt the butter with the olive oil in a large frying pan and gently fry the onion, celery and brazil nuts together for 5-7min until soft and golden. Allow to cool.
Step 2
Tip into a large bowl with all the remaining ingredients, except the pancetta and oil. Mix thoroughly and season. Reserve half the stuffing for the turkey.
Step 3
Roll the remaining stuffing into golf ball-sized rounds. Halve the pancetta slices lengthways and wrap two pieces in a cross shape around each stuffing ball. Put them in a sealable container, seam-side down, and chill.
Step 4
When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 190ºC (170ºC fan) mark 5. Transfer to a roasting tin, drizzle with a little olive oil, cover with foil, then cook in the oven for 30min, removing the foil after 15min.
Get Ahead
Make the stuffing balls to the end of step 3 up to one day ahead. To use, complete recipe.
Per Serving:
Calories: 160
Total carbs: 8 g
Sugars: 2 g
Total fat: 12 g
Saturated fat: 4 g
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