Air Fryer Melting-Middle Sausage Stuffing Balls Recipe

Instructions

1. Preparation Air Fryer method:*
2. Set air fryer to 200°C.*
3. In a medium frying pan, on a medium heat, melt butter and add onion. Sweat, stirring regularly for about 5 minutes until nice and soft. Once soft, remove from heat, leave to cool.*
4. In a medium bowl, mix the sausage meat and dry ingredients until well combined. Add cooled onions and mix again until fully incorporated.*
5. Cut stilton (or cheddar) into approx. 7g cubes, about 1.5cm square.*
6. Weigh sausage meat out into 30g portions and wrap each portion around a square of cheese, fully covering it and roll into a ball.*
7. Once all balls are made, place in air fryer in an even layer and cook for 8-10 minutes.*
8. While the balls are cooking, make the luxury bread sauce dip as per pack instructions.*
9. Serve the balls, with the dip in a bowl on the side.*
10. Preparation, Oven method:*
11. Pre-heat oven to 200 °C, 400F, Gas Mark 6.*
12. Cut stilton (or cheddar) into approx. 7g cubes, about 1.5cm square. Put on a tray and place in freezer for 20 minutes minimum or until ready to use (not longer than an hour).*
13. In a medium frying pan, on a medium heat, melt butter and add onion. Sweat, stirring regularly for about 5 minutes until nice and soft. Once soft, remove from heat, leave to cool.*
14. In a medium bowl, mix sausage meat and dry ingredients until well combined. Add cooled onions and mix again until fully incorporated.*
15. Weigh sausage meat out into 30g portions and wrap each portion around a square of cheese, fully covering it and roll into a ball.*
16. Once all balls are made, place on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper in the centre of pre-heated oven for 8-10 minutes. *
17. While the balls are cooking, make the luxury bread sauce dip as per pack instructions.*
18. Serve the balls, with the dip in a bowl on the side.*