The video choices today are a wee bit harder to explain than usual.
I'm doing a recipe for tasty homemade pork and apple sausage rolls.
Perfect comfort food for the "cauld" weather we're having.
Basically what I'm going to take with me to watch the fireworks on Guy Fawkes night.
I might get all nostalgic and actually try to burn down parliament............................................................
Sorry. I was just waiting to see if an armed response team was going to turn up?
Clearly the powers that be are not hacking into my blogs and must have better things to do.
I needed a song that would go with porky sausage rolls so I was thinking....... Primus? "My name is mud", from the "Pork Soda" album? Or there was a video from a band called "Pork Sword" but that was shite misogynistic crap at it's worst.
Check out the video if you want. I wouldn't bother.
Well anyone that know me knows that I LOVE LOVE LOVE Metal.
But I am an open minded soul. I love ALL music. Yes, I said it.
ALL MUSIC.
I would describe myself as a "Music lover" not a "Metal head".
I'm just as happy dancing to Girls Aloud, Paul Simon, Neon Neon, or Frank Sinatra as I am Pantera.
I think it's because I get antsy if I don't go without dancing for an hour. Honestly.
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There are great artists in all genres of music and if you don't open yourself up to new experiences how can you truly live?
Check me out getting all philosophical.
I am fully aware that I choose to write a Heavy Metal food blog so there is method to my madness.
Basically I was having a wee think to myself about the roots of Heavy Metal.
How it started from Classical music through to Blues and Rock n Roll.
Hey, I don't need to tell you guys this. I know you already know this stuff .
But it got me thinking about some old Rock n Roll bands that I love and about Metal bands that cover the songs.
Then I started thinking about all the great songs that Metal bands have covered.
And we all know that Metal bands do brilliant covers.
Marylin Manson's cover of Eurythmics "sweet Dreams".
Faith No More's brilliant cover of The Commodores "Easy" to name but a few.
So here is a selection of my favorite covers by Metal bands. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
And remember there are some really good recipes at the end of this. I suggest playing the songs while you make the recipes.
Cooking is more fun while you're dancing around the kitchen and singing into your wooden spoon.
Especially if your in your pants.
Pork, apple and Gorgonzola sausage rolls
Ingredients
makes 16 (and 2 burger patties)
You can substitute the pork with vegetarian haggis for a veggie roll. It works really well.
500g pork mince NOT sausage meat
1 small leek washed and diced finely
1 Bramly apple
125g Gorgonzola
Quarter teaspoon dried thyme
300g pack ready rolled puff pastry (I used Just Roll. It was the perfect size)
Quarter teaspoon each of salt and pepper
1 egg yolk whisked with a drop of water
Heat the oven to 200 degrees or equivalent.
Mix the pork mince, leek, thyme,salt and pepper together.
Grate in the apple and crumble in the Gorgonzola and give it a mix, trying not to break up the Gorgonzola too much.
Get your puff pastry and cut it into two strips.
Take pieces of the filling and lay in a strip down the middle of each pastry strip. You should have enough mix left to make two big burgers as you don't want to over fill the sausage rolls or you won't get the pastry round them.
Fold the pastry around the sausage meat and give it a gentle roll. Turn the seal over to the bottom side.
Using a very sharp knife cut each giant sausage roll into 8.
Place the sausage rolls onto a greased or parchment lined baking sheet and brush with the egg yolk mix.
I topped mine with crispy onions but you could leave them plain or use poppy or sesame seeds if you want decoration.
Place in the oven and cook for 30 to 35 minutes until meat is cooked through and pastry is golden.
Leave for about 5 minutes until you eat or you'll burn your bloody lips off.
Funnily enough I like dipping my sausage rolls into sweet chilli sauce. It's good. That was Kath's idea. Thanks Kath. XXX
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