Glamorgan - Welsh Leek & Cheese Sausage
Delicious Vegetarian breakfast sausage from Wales full of fresh flavors from leeks, cheese and herbs.
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 225kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 leeks dark green bottoms trimmed off, finely chopped (about 6 oz.)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 tablespoons parsley finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups Welsh Cheddar cheese or Caerphilly, grated
- 1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs traditional recipe uses freshly made white breadcrumbs but I used store bought seasoned whole wheat breadcrumbs
- 2 eggs separated and beaten
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- oil for frying
Instructions
- Heat butter in a skillet. Add leeks and saute until soft and beginning to brown. Add thyme and parsley and cook for 1 more minute.
- In a large bowl, combine cheese, 1 cup of the breadcrumbs, milk, mustard, 1 of the eggs, sauteed leeks, salt and pepper. Mix well. Divide into 8 sausage shaped patties.
- In 3 separate shallow bowls, place the remaining breadcrumbs, egg and flour, each in its own bowl.
- Bread the sausages by rolling first in the flour, then the egg and finally the breadcrumbs.
- Heat enough oil for shallow frying and fry each sausage until golden brown on all sides. Drain on paper towels.
Nutrition
Calories: 225kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 325mg | Potassium: 126mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 771IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 215mg | Iron: 2mg
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