Savory Meat Roll

Recipe courtesy Sarah Simington, Blue Moon Cafe, Baltimore, MD

Show: Guy's Big Bite Episode: Bringin' the Brunch

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (15)

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Cook Time:
1 hr 0 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
7 to 8 rolls plus ends

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 15 min
Cook: 1 hr 0 min
Total:: 1 hr 35 min

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Ingredients

For the pesto:

1 small bunch fresh basil (about 2 cups packed)
1/2 cup cashews
4 garlic cloves
1/2 cup grated Asiago
Fresh lemon juice, to taste
Salt
1/2 cup olive oil

For the filling:

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 pounds country sausage
2 cups shredded mozzarella
2 cups grated Asiago

For the topping:

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 red pepper, diced
1 green pepper, diced
1/2 onion, diced
2 teaspoons granulated garlic
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
6 Roma tomatoes, diced
10 button mushrooms, sliced
1 cup shredded mozzarella
1 cup grated Asiago

For the biscuit:

5 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for surface and kneading
3 tablespoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 stick cold butter, cubed
2 cups milk

Directions

1 stick butter, softened

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

To make the pesto: Place all the ingredients in a food processor and process until mixture turns into a smooth paste. Set aside.

To make the filling: In a saute pan over medium heat, add oil and then the sausage. Saute the sausage, breaking it up with a spoon, until it cooks through and it turns golden brown. Cool slightly and drain the fat. Set sausage aside in a bowl. Keep mozzarella and Asiago cheese on standby.

To make the topping: Heat a large saute pan with oil, add the peppers, onion, granulated garlic and Italian seasoning. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and mushrooms and cook another 5 minutes. Don't overcook the tomatoes. They should retain their shape. Set aside.

To make the biscuit dough: In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the butter and with your fingertips or with a pastry blender blend together until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in milk, using a fork, until the dough comes together. Sprinkle flour on a clean work surface, remove the dough from the bowl and knead several times on the floured surface. Add small amounts of flour, as needed, so that dough will be easy to roll out. Roll the dough out to roughly 15-inches in diameter.

To assemble: Sprinkle the top of the dough evenly with the sausage and top with the mozzarella and Asiago. Roll the dough into a log. Cut the ends off to create even edges then cut the log into 7 or 8 pieces, depending on the length of the roll. Place slices on a baking sheet and press the tops down. Put the ends on the baking sheet and press those tops down. Bake 20 to 30 minutes until biscuits turn golden. Transfer the rolls to a serving platter. Serve topped with the sauteed vegetables and sprinkled with remaining cheese.

This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The FN chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.

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recipe Savory Meat Roll
rachel peoria, AZ 12-27-2009
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Hope you watched the show
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I watched this show the other day and loved the recipe, so I decided to try it I remembered how it was done but decided to... look at the recipe to make sure after reviewing the recipe I noticed that there is a step missing in the instructions on assembly there is no mention of where the pesto goes or the fact of the butter she used either. To assemble on dough put a layer of butter then pesto then sausage and then cheese. Love this recipe!!!!!!Read more
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Nikki Crested Butte, CO 12-26-2009
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Great Brunch Idea
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I tried the savory meat roll for Christmas Day brunch, and it was a hit! I live at 8,000 ft, so I needed to mess with the... biscuit recipe and cooking times, but all and all turned out great! I would say more like 2 hour prep time with chopping and rolling of biscuit dough. Worth the effort it takes!Read more
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Sarah Boise, ID 12-25-2009
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It was amazing
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Well, I saw the show that this was made on where Sarah Simington from Blue Moon Cafe came to one of Guy's Big Bite. I just... took it to mind and memory. We printed to recipe and decided to make it to take over to my uncles house for christmas day breakfast... I decided to try out the recipe on my family. It was so easy. It says intermediate but not that hard. I made it just fine. I remember that they put the pesto down before the sausage. And then kind of went with it. It was marvelous even I added mushrooms to the topping of veggies. I am not a pesto person but this one was light and nice no after effects. I was so suprised. Very good. I hope that everyone tries this one way or another. Another good thing is if you dont have people that like sausage you could definitely try ham or bacon. Anyways, I am glad I shared this with my family. Read more
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Erica Orchard Beach, MD 11-24-2009
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I love it, but I'm glad I know where to go get it, because this recipe is wrong
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I am so glad that I've eaten this @ the blue moon, I love this recipe & I tried to make it at home, when I watched it on... Guys show, and went to the website to print it out. I ended up having to go back to the blue moon and ask them what I was doing wrong, because of the steps that were left out. The food is great, but the way that food network just can't seem to get it right for the home cook is just horrible. If the home cook can't follow along, we turn you off and go back to the cook booksRead more
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Candy St. Petersburg, FL 08-20-2009
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Comfort food
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

the only problem was in the direction after rolling out the dough it does not remind you to spread the pesto out on the... dough before putting the sausage on. I am glad i remembered from watching the show. Loved it Loved, it thanks so muchRead more
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michael baltimore, MD 08-19-2009
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nice
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Are you sure she"s from Baltimore, 99.9% of the women there are 100lbs overweight, and UGLY,