Air Fryer Sausage Meat Stuffing Balls Recipe

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Air Fryer Sausage Meat Stuffing Balls Recipe

These Air Fryer Sausage Meat Stuffing Balls are a brilliant update to packet stuffing like Paxo. They're meaty enough to be the main event but you'll likely want to add them to your roast or Christmas dinner trimmings. Pork sausages with sage and onion stuffing are my flavours of choice but you can mix and match meats and flavours as you wish!

5 from 4 votes

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 30

Servings balls

Author Chloe

Equipment

Ingredients

85 g Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix
200 g Pork Sausage Meat
180 ml Boiling Water

Instructions

Put a kettle of water on to boil.
Measure 85g Stuffing Mix into a mixing bowl.
Pour over 180ml Boiling Water.
Stir until all of the stuffing mix has absorbed the water. Leave the stuffing to sit for 5 minutes so the water hydrates the mix.
Meanwhile prepare your sausage meat. If using sausages, use a sharp knife to cut the length of the sausage skin then remove and discard the skin.
Use your hands to break the sausage meat up and add to the hydrated stuffing mix.
Mix really well until everything is well combined. Use a spatula if you want but your hands will do a better job.
If your air fryer has a preheat setting, start this now.
At this point I like to smooth the mix over and mark 12 sections to get nice even sized balls. You can be more rough and ready if you prefer.
Dip your hands into cold water to stop the stuffing sticking and start rolling the mix into balls.
Place the balls onto a clean surface until they're all rolled.
Place the stuffing balls into the air fryer. I like to gently use tongs which helps to not squish them and stops me burning my hands on the warmed basket.
Air fry for 20 minutes at 180℃/350℉. This longer slower cooking is so the insides of the stuffing balls are properly heated and cooked.

Notes

This recipe is tested in a Cosori Lite (‎CAF-LI401S) with a 3.8 litre capacity. The square(ish) shaped basket is 21cm x 21cm and 24cm on the diagonal.
Not all models advise preheating is required. Please follow the recommended instructions for your model. Mine has a specific preheat setting which is 4 minutes at 205c.
For this recipe, I managed to fit in 12 stuffing balls with more than enough room for air flow. I could potentially fit another 4 with just enough space left.
As all air fryer models are a little different, you may find that you can fit more or less in at a time. Some models include stacking shelves which will increase capacity.
Required cooking times and temperatures can also vary between models and brands. If you know that your air fryer runs a little hotter than most recipes suggest, use a lower temperature. And vice versa. Equally if you find that food cooks more quickly in your machine than instructions usually state, reduce the cooking time (or check it earlier) and vice versa.

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