Mini Pigs in Blankets (Air Fried UK Recipe)

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Mini Pigs in Blankets (Air Fried UK Recipe)

Mini Pigs in Blankets made with cocktail size pork sausages and streaky bacon are a fun one bite snack or side dish. They're so simple to make - don't save them just for Christmas, they can be air fried to perfection in no time at anytime!

5 from 3 votes

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 25

Servings (3 pigs)

Author Chloe

Equipment

Air Fryer

Chopping Board - Plastic

Sharp Knife - Small

Silicone Tongs

Ingredients

18 Pork Cocktail Sausages
9 strips Unsmoked Streaky Bacon

Instructions

If your air fryer requires pre-heating, start this setting now.
Separate 18 Pork Cocktail Sausages with a sharp knife if they’re attached at the ends. Get 9 Rashers of Unsmoked Streaky Bacon ready to go.
Take one rasher of bacon and cut it in half with a sharp knife or scissors. Set out on a board and add one sausage to each half rasher.
Keep the bacon flat against the sausage and overlap it as you wrap.
To speed things up you can cut all your bacon rashers in one go. Make sure that all your rashers are nice and even before doing this - you don't want to end up with some scraggly bits.
Repeat the wrapping process with the remaining sausages and bacon rashers.
Use tongs to carefully place the pigs into the air fryer. Try to aim for one single layer and for the end of the bacon to be downwards.
Air fry for 15 minutes at 200℃/390℉.
Don't miss draining out the fat and juices that will have collected. Add them to a gravy or make fried bread for your next breakfast.

To Part Cook In Advance

After placing the bacon wrapped sausages in to the air fryer, air fry for 10 minutes at 200℃/390℉.
Allow them to cook then use tongs to put them in an airtight container. Refrigerate for up to 48 hours. Or freeze.
To reheat, put the pigs in blankets back in the air fryer and air fry for 8 minutes at 200℃/390℉.
The timing is the same if you cook from frozen but you must make sure they're separated.

Notes

The air fryer version of this recipe is tested in a Corsori 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 can easily fit 18 bacon wrapped cocktail sausages in the basket at a time. This gives more than enough room to allow air to circulate. To cook significantly more, I would do this in batches.
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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