This Savory Sausage and Pepper Roll is a delicious, versatile dish perfect as an appetizer or a hearty meal. Mild Italian sausage, sautéed with tender onions, peppers, fennel, and garlic, is wrapped in a flaky, homemade pie dough and topped with melted Swiss cheese. Baked to golden perfection, this roll offers layers of flavor with every bite. Paired with crispy rosemary potato chips, it’s an ideal dish for gatherings, game days, or even a casual dinner. Whether served as a shared appetizer or a main course, this recipe is sure to satisfy any crowd!
4 mild Italian sausages (without casing)
3 tablespoons regular olive oil
3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 poblano pepper, thinly sliced
1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced
4 slices Swiss cheese
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (for pie dough)
1 3/4 cups of all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 whole egg
1 pinch sugar
1 tablespoon whole milk
¾ cup cold unsalted butter (cut into small chunks)
2 Kennebec potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced using a mandolin.
(Placed sliced potatoes in cold water to prevent browning)
1 qt of canola or corn oil (any other frying oil)
1 tablespoon fresh chopped rosemary
Italian Sausage
Heat a sauteed pan, add oil and let get hot for a minute
Add garlic, onions and sauteed for a couple of minutes, add peppers, fennel and continue to cook until all vegetables are tender.
Season with salt and ground white pepper to taste. Allow this mixture to cool.
Rosemary Potatoe Chips
Heat frying oil into a deep cast iron pan to 325 degrees
Strain potato slices and dry well with paper towels before frying them
Fry potato slices in small batches, making sure not to overcrowd the frying pan.
Gently stir, turning them on both sides until they are golden color and crispy
Place potato chips in paper towels as they come-out of the oil, season slightly with salt and chopped rosemary. Reserve them until needed.
Pie Dough
Combine all ingredients into a small mixer bowl
Using the paddle attachment, start mixing in a low speed just to incorporate ingredients
Start adding the butter little by little, continue to mix for a few minutes until you get a bread dough consistency.
Take the dough out of mixer and gently continue to knead the dough by hand until it gets smooth.
Divide the dough into two equal size balls
Start rolling the dough with a rolling pin and all-purpose flour to sprinkle as needed to prevent stickiness. As you are rolling it.
Roll each ball of dough into a rectangular shape measuring about 8 inches long by 4 inches wide and about 1/8 of inch thick.
Assembling & Cooking the Sausage Rolls
Place the vegetable mixture in the center of the rolled pie dough, add 2 each sausage on top of veg, add 2 slices of cheese on top of sausage.
Fold one side of the pie Doug over the sausage and start to roll until the whole sausage gets wrapped well, discard the rest of the pie dough if you got extra after doing one complete wrap.
Make a few fine incisions on top of the roll to allow a little breathing during baking.
Bake at 350 degrees in a preheated oven for about 15 to 20 minutes until it gets to golden brown color.
Allow to rest for 15 more minutes, slice and arrange in a platter as shown in the picture.
Serve it with plenty of rosemary potato chips, honey-mustard and ketchup.
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