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.
Dairy-free
Nut-free
Budget version
Value cocktail sausages wrapped in streaky bacon and baked.
Per serving£0.75
Total cost£3.00
Time35 min
Ingredients for 4
- 12 cocktail sausages
- 6 slices streaky bacon , halved lengthways
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- black pepper , to taste
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200C.
- Stretch each bacon strip with the back of a knife, then wrap one around each sausage.
- Place seam-side down on a lined baking tray and drizzle with oil.
- Bake for 22-25 minutes until the bacon is crisp and the sausages are cooked through.
- Grind over black pepper and serve hot on cocktail sticks.
Equipment
The three ways, side by side
Budget
Value cocktail sausages wrapped in streaky bacon and baked.
Better
Pork chipolatas in smoked bacon with a honey and mustard glaze.
Ultimate
Cumberland chipolatas in pancetta with a maple, bourbon and sage glaze.