First prepare the tomato sauce - you can make it in advance and store it in the fridge until needed
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Preheat the oven to 140°C/gas mark 1
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Spread all the ingredients on a baking tray
1 garlic clove, grated
1 sprig of fresh thyme
1 tbsp of vinegar
1 pinch of sugar
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of black pepper
2 shallots, finely diced
55ml of sunflower oil
8 tomatoes, roughly chopped
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Place in the oven and cook for approximately an hour and a half, by which time the moisture will have evaporated and the tomatoes will have started to dry out a little
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Remove from the oven and blitz in a blender, then press the sauce through a fine sieve into a bowl and set aside
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For the stuffing, warm the milk until steaming and remove from the heat. Cube the bread, add to the milk and leave to soak for 20 minutes
100ml of milk
50g of white bread, crusts removed
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Meanwhile, melt the butter in a saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion and fennel and sweat until the onion is softened but not coloured
1 onion, peeled and grated
20g of butter
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Add the mushrooms to the pan and cook for a little longer - until all the moisture has been released
100g of button mushrooms, chopped
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Pass the bread and milk mixture through a sieve to form a paste and mix with the onion, fennel and mushrooms in a large bowl
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Mix in the remaining ingredients
4 tbsp of parsley
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of black pepper
450g of pork mince
250g of sausage meat
1 egg, beaten
25g of dried cranberries
100ml of double cream
10g of chestnuts, peeled and chopped, optional
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Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4
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Shape the stuffing mix into burger patties and place on a baking tray. Leave in the fridge for at least half an hour to firm up
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Heat the rapeseed oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Once hot, add the patties and fry until golden-brown on both sides, then transfer to a baking tray
1 tbsp of rapeseed oil
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Place in the oven for 15-20 minutes until cooked through
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Place the stuffing burgers in buns (or on their own) and serve with a good dollop of the homemade tomato sauce