Snacks British

Pigs in Blankets

The Christmas-dinner favourite as a year-round snack, from value sausages in streaky bacon to chipolatas wrapped in pancetta with a maple and bourbon glaze.

Serves4
Time35 min
Cost / serving£0.75
Dairy-free Nut-free

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Budget version

Value cocktail sausages wrapped in streaky bacon and baked.

Per serving£0.75
Total cost£3.00
Time35 min
Servings

Ingredients for 4

  • 12 cocktail sausages
  • 6 slices streaky bacon , halved lengthways
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • black pepper , to taste

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200C.
  2. Stretch each bacon strip with the back of a knife, then wrap one around each sausage.
  3. Place seam-side down on a lined baking tray and drizzle with oil.
  4. Bake for 22-25 minutes until the bacon is crisp and the sausages are cooked through.
  5. Grind over black pepper and serve hot on cocktail sticks.

Equipment

The three ways, side by side

Budget
£0.75 / serving · 35 min

Value cocktail sausages wrapped in streaky bacon and baked.

Better
£1.38 / serving · 43 min

Pork chipolatas in smoked bacon with a honey and mustard glaze.

Ultimate
£2.63 / serving · 50 min

Cumberland chipolatas in pancetta with a maple, bourbon and sage glaze.