Sausagemeat STUFFING - how to cook......

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Dh ordered sausagemeat stuffing from the butcher when he ordered the turkey - we've never had this before. He's collected it all today and we now have 2 big sausage shape loads of this stuffing but I have no idea how to cook it???? I've only ever done packet stuffing before .

I presume I squeeze the stuff out and either put in a baking tray or something and flatten so it's a block or I shape them into balls, but anyone able to help with temp of oven, how long for etc???

TIA

I made home made garlic and herb sausagemeat stuffing this morning. I just rolled into balls (bigish) and then I will put in the oven tomorrow for the same length of time as my pigs in blankets - should be crunchy on the outside but soft in the middle...

YUM

I feel like a right whally!!! The butcher clearly has given a load of sausagemeat to make our own stuffing, not stuffing ready to cook So....we have no packet stuffing to mix with it, is there any hope of making our own some other way??? We have onions, dried herbs, probably garlic in the fridge, I know some people use breadcrumbs but does this have to be white bread? We only eat wholemeal bread!

HELP!!!

I finely chop a couple of onions and some sage (I used fresh but I expect dried would be okay) then I beat and egg and then squish it all together. You can put it into the turkey but I cook separately in an oven dish.

Alternatively you can fry off some chopped up bacon, and a finely chopped onion. Allow to cool and then add to the sausage meat stuffing. Crumble in some previously cooked chestnuts and add a sprig or two of thyme.

put the sausage meat into ovenproof dishes, just cook it as a slab then slice and serve. then make own stuffing for turkey, wholemeal shouldn't be a prob but you might have to put a bit of liquid in, an egg or soemthing to bind it. chop onions, whizz bread or grate it, mix with herbs and stuff turkey.

We don't put stuffing in the turkey, just do a slab or balls so presume I need to make a bit more effort than just cooking the sausagemeat in a slab? (although if I'm wrong, please say I the way I'm feeling (pregnant) I could do without the hassle )

Soapboax - we don't have any chestnuts - do you not have to have breadcrumbs then?

I've got some bacon so could do use that

slab is lovely. you could mix a few herbs in if you feel energetic, even grate in an apple or onion. or put feet up.

Cool, never had sausagemeat on it's own, just having a massive panic as mum said she always mixes it with sage and onion stuffing mix and I can't face the shops yet again!!!

So....how about......I fry? some onions slightly and once cool, mix in with some dried herbs of some sort and then just put as a slab in the oven?? And cook same as my pigs in blankets?

yes it will be lovely, and even nicer cold with turkey.

Oh fab Shall I cook tonight then instead of tomorrow? If so, will go by pigs in blankets instructions.

Don't worry, dh has decided he'd like it warm so cooking it tomorrow but thanks for all your advice

grate an apple and an onion in it (no need to cook onion first), add some wholemeal bread crumbs , about 4 - 1 ratio sausage to crumbs, seaon with sage, pasley or whatever you like , mix it all together with an egg. put it along the middle of a large sheet of greased foil and roll the foil around it so it looks like a swiss roll. cook it tonight if you like and reheat tomorrow or keep in fridge overnight. Cook at 190 c for 45 mins then remove foil, drain off any liquid and brown for 15 mins. to reheat it cook in the foil for 30 mins. easy to slice and nice for leftovers.

Right, just finished preparing it. Had a burst of energy so went for grating bread for breadcrumbs (not easy with longer nails and when quite moist bread but got there in the end ). So, mixed sausagemeat with chopped onions, chucked in mixed herbs and a TINY bit of garlic granuales, breadcrumbs and a whisked egg. Mixed well with my hands and put in a dish all foiled up and in the fridge. Will cook tomorrow and fingers crossed it will be yummy

Thanks so much for your help and MERRY CHRISTMAS

Off to make a cup of ovaltine and off to bed, not normally up this late since became pregnant so I'm very tired but it was worth it

LT x