Ingredients

The following ingredients have 6 Servings
  • 8 vegetarian/vegan sausages (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 onion (finely chopped)
  • 2.47 ounces celery root (small piece, peeled, finely diced)
  • 1 large carrot (peeled, finely diced)
  • 6.35 ounces mushrooms (wiped, finely chopped)
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 whole allspice and juniper berries (each)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1½ tablespoons flour
  • 1⅙ cups vegetable stock
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce (make sure it's vegetarian)
  • 1 tablespoon redcurrant/cranberry jelly
  • ⅔ teaspoon dried thyme
  • Pepper to taste
  • puff pastry (1 ready rolled sheet or frozen pastry block)
  • 1 small egg (lightly beaten)

Instruction

  • Fry the sausages in a non-stick pan in 1.5 tablespoons of oil over a medium heat for about 10 minutes until nicely browned, turning often.  Remove from the heat, lift the sausages out of the pan and chop into 1-2 cm thick chunks. While the sausages are frying start making the filling.(Preheat the oven to 425 F/ 220 C/ gas mark 7 (fan 200 C/gas mark 6).
  • In a large pan heat up the remaining oil, add the bay leaf, allspice and juniper berries, onion, carrot and celery root and cook over a medium/low heat for about 5 minutes stirring often.
  • Add the mushrooms and continue cooking for 4 more minutes stirring occasionally.
  • Add the Worcestershire sauce, thyme and flour and stir until thoroughly incorporated (until the flour is no longer visible).
  • Pour in the stock, add the redcurrant jelly, chopped sausages (along with the juices from frying if any), pepper to taste, stir and cook for another minute or so until the mixture thickens and starts bubbling up.
  • Remove from the heat, adjust the seasoning if needed and transfer the filling mixture into your casserole dish. Smooth out the top.
  • Place the pastry sheet on top gently pressing in around the edges and removing any air pockets.  Trim to fit your dish and make a few little cuts in the pastry to allow excess steam to escape during baking. Brush your pastry with the egg wash and bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.Remove from the oven and serve.