Christmas Stuffing

For the last couple of years this sausage stuffing has made an appearance at our Christmas dinner without fail, I got the inspiration around Christmas time while watching the GoodFood channel as always.

What you will need:

• Six good quality sausages, with the casing removed of course, you can use flavoured sausages if you wish.
• Two cloves of garlic, Finely chopped
• One red onion, Finely chopped
• One white onion, Finely chopped
• Two sprigs of fresh thyme, Finely chopped
• Three sage leaves, Finely chopped
• Zest of a lemon
• Teaspoon of black pepper
• Half a teaspoon of salt
• White breadcrumbs
• Ten mushrooms, very finely chopped

On Christmas eve , I start this stuffing off I start by cooking two onions in a large saucepan and cook until soft this should take about 10 to 15 minutes on a medium to low heat.
Next add garlic, finely chopped mushrooms and your finely chopped herbs and cook for a further 5 to 6 minutes.
Add the lemon zest and season, this part is optional but I sometimes add the breadcrumbs to the mixture and cook down a little bit.
When cooled add to the fridge, The next day, remove the sausage meat from the casings and mix with the onion mixture and the bread crumbs.
The only way to do this is to mix well with your hands to make sure its combined well.
Lay out a large sheet of tin foil and roll out the stuffing into a sausage shape and roll until its tightly secure.
Pop into the oven for 40 to 50 minutes.