Hot Honey & Sage Pigs In Blankets
These hot honey pigs in blankets are sweet, sticky & a little bit spicy! There's good quality chipolatas, fresh sage, crispy bacon & a drizzle of chilli infused honey.
Servings: 12 Pigs In Blankets
Equipment
- Large Baking Tray
Ingredients
- 12 Chipolata Sausages
- 12 Rashers Streaky Bacon (Smoked Or Unsmoked)
- 12 Sage Leaves
- 2 tsp Vegetable Oil
- JD's Hot Honey Seasoning (Optional)
- 2 tbsp Hot Honey (See Notes)
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 200°c/180°c fan (392°f/356°f). Line a large baking tray with baking parchment then set to one side.
- Place a rasher of bacon onto a chopping board & stretch/thin it out slightly, using the back of a knife.
- Next, place a sage leaf in the middle of the bacon rasher, so that it's facing the same way as the bacon.Use 2 leaves if they're small. There's a visual guide on this in the post above!
- Place a sausage on top of the bacon, at the end closest to you then roll the sausage up in the bacon making sure that it's fully covered. Place the pig in blanket onto the lined baking tray then repeat with the remaining sausages & bacon.
- Once all of your pigs in blankets are ready, drizzle the veg oil over them then sprinkle lightly with the hot honey seasoning (if using).
- Place the pigs in blankets into the preheated oven then bake for 18-20 minutes until the bacon is crisp & golden.
- Take the sausages out of the oven, drizzle over the hot honey then place back into the oven & cook for another 5-10 minutes, until sticky & caramelised. Serve immediately.Flip the sausages over half way through, so that they're glazed all over!
Notes
1. To Cook In An Aga - Bake the pigs in blankets in the roasting oven, on the second from bottom set of runners.
2. Hot Honey - I used JD's hot honey (the original Jalapeno infused honey!) plus a sprinkle of their hot honey seasoning. Their smoked hot honey would also work really well! If you're not a fan of spice, you can use regular honey instead & leave out the seasoning.
3. Sausages - Using good quality chipolata sausages is key to making the best pigs in blankets!
4. Bacon - Make sure to use streaky bacon for your pigs in blankets. I used smoked bacon but unsmoked will work as well.
5. Making In Advance - Pigs in blankets can be assembled up to 2 days in advance & need to be stored in the fridge in an airtight container. Once cooked, the pigs in blankets are best served straight away whilst they're still hot but any leftovers will keep for another day or two in the fridge.
6. Leftovers - Leftover pigs in blankets can be served hot or cold. To reheat, bake the pig in blankets at 180°c/356°f until piping hot. You might need to cover them with foil if they start to caramelise too much. You could also use leftovers to make my leftover pigs in blankets mac & cheese!