Spicy Sausage Bites

My Spicy Sausage Bites are the perfect little appetizers for anytime.  Made with hot Italian sausage, they are wrapped in egg roll wrappers for added crunchiness.  I serve them with a sweet onion mustard dip or marinara sauce.

The Egg Roll Wrappers are not Italian

The wrappers aren’t an Italian thing, but I notice when I visit Italy that there is this Oriental connection and that Chinese and Asian restaurants are more popular.  Growing up my dad didn’t like Chinese food, he said it didn’t fill him and we would often order Chinese when he worked a 3pm to 11pm shift.

The egg roll wrapper like many foods that we eat in North America, did not originate in China and represents a fusion of two cultures.  It is a creation of Chinese American Restaurants. In my spicy sausage bites Italian meets Chinese American.  The Italian sausage (cooked two ways) is wrapped with cheese and sealed in the dough. When visiting China a few years ago, I realized that authentic Chinese food is not what we eat in North America.

The Sweet Onion Dipping Sauce

This boosts the flavour of the tasting experience. The old-fashioned mustard with the grains adds texture and the brown sugar enhances the sweetness of the onion.  Everything is blended for a smooth rich texture.

Turned once, they are already perfectly golden.

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Spicy Sausage Bites

Hot Italian Sausage and cheese in an egg roll wrapper. 

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 45 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 57 minutes

Servings 6

Author Renata Solski

Ingredients

Spicy Sausage Bites

• 6 spicy Italian sausages
• 6 pieces of mozzarella or any firm cheese
• 6 egg roll wrappers
• 3 tbsp canola oil
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp Italian seasoning

The sweet onion dipping sauce

• 2 tbsp canola oil
• 2 medium onions
• salt and pepper
• 2 cloves garlic sliced
• 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp old-fashioned grainy dijon mustard
• 6 egg roll wrappers

Instructions

The sausage

1. You have two choices here.

   1) You can roast the sausage in the over.  Set your oven to 375. Drizzle some olive oil over your sausage and roast for 30 minutes turning at the half way mark.  Serve this with the sweet onion dip.

   2) Cook your sausage in marinara sauce for about 30 minutes.   Serve this with marinara sauce. 

The sweet onion dipping sauce

1. Set a small frying pan with 2 tbsp canola oil on the stove.

   Dice the onion and add to to the pan.

   Sautée the onions for a few minutes.
   

   Add the sliced garlic.

   Let everything brown.

   Add the rice wine vinegar and sugar.

   Take the mixture off the stove and use a blender.

   Add the mustard and stir.  

   
   

   
   

The Assembly

1. Take a wonton wrapper and dampen all the edges with water.

   Place a sausage on a cutting board and cut it in half, but not all the way through.

   Put a piece of cheese the same length inside the sausage. You can also add jalapeño peppers here. 

   Everything should be at the one end of the egg roll wrapper and then start rolling towards the other edge. 

   Wet the ends and pinch them together.  

   Mix the canola oil, garlic powder and Italian seasoning. 

   Prepare a cookie sheet with parchment paper.  

   Brush both sides of the egg roll with the seasoned oil.

   Set the oven to 425 F.

   Cook for 14 minutes, turning half way.

   Serve with the sweet onion sauce and marinara sauce. 

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