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Sausage Smash Tacos

Here I'll show you how to make the most irresistible sausage tacos in the world!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Brunch, Lunch
Cuisine: Mexican, Western
Servings: 6 tacos
Cost: £2 / $2.50

Equipment

  • Sharp Knife & Chopping Board
  • Baking Tray (for potatoes)
  • Large Pan & Turner/Flipper

Ingredients

  • 1x 250g/9oz Potato
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil, plus more for tacos
  • 1/4 tsp EACH: Garlic Powder, Paprika, Salt
  • 1/8 tsp EACH: Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper (omit for no spice)
  • 6 slices of Streaky Bacon
  • 6 Pork Sausages (see notes)
  • 6 mini Tortillas (see notes)
  • 120g / 4oz Brie, sliced into wedges
  • 100g / 3.5oz Cranberry Sauce

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F. Dice the potato into small cubes then combine on a tray with 1 tbsp olive oil, 1/4 tsp garlic powder, paprika & salt and 1/8 tsp black pepper & cayenne pepper. Roast for 20-25 mins, or until deep golden and crisp, shaking the pan a couple of times during if you can.
  • Meanwhile, cook the bacon using your preferred method to your desired crispiness. Pat dry to remove excess fat.
  • Remove the sausage meat from the skins and spread over the tortillas, making sure you go right to the outside (1 sausage per tortilla). Season with a few pinches of salt and pepper.
  • Add a small drizzle of oil to a large pan over medium-high heat (you don't need loads, there should be plenty of fat in the meat). Add two tortillas meat-side-down (or three if you can fit) and press down with a spatula. Leave for 3-4 minutes, or until the meat has built up a crust and is cooked right through (you can peek to check). Flip them over, add a slice of brie on each and leave for 30 seconds. This will begin melting the brie, crisp the tortilla a little and ensure the meat is definitely cooked through. Remove and repeat.
  • Top the tacos with bacon, potatoes and cranberry sauce then tuck in and enjoy!

Video

Notes

a) Sausages - I use plain Cumberland pork sausages, but you could use different ones (so long as they're pork). Something sagey/herby would be a nice festive twist. If you're in the US I imagine breakfast sausage would work best here. For reference, 6 pork sausages are 400g/14oz.
b) Tortillas - You can get mini street market tortillas from most supermarkets. I like to use small flour tortillas and cut them to 13cm/5" which makes them the perfect size to fit two in a 26cm/10" pan. That size tortilla also uses the perfect amount of sausage meat to cover it.
c) Timings - The meat is very thin so it won't take long to cook through. 3-4 mins should definitely be enough time to just cook it through, then the 30 seconds on the other side works as insurance to cook the other side too. The brie will melt quickly so 30 seconds is fine.

Nutrition

Calories: 601kcal | Carbohydrates: 35.64g | Protein: 21.08g | Fat: 41.36g | Saturated Fat: 11.905g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.617g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14.015g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 1129mg | Potassium: 577mg | Fiber: 2.2g | Sugar: 8.38g | Vitamin A: 187IU | Vitamin C: 12.3mg | Calcium: 108mg | Iron: 2.75mg