Minced Meat in Fried Rolls

Ingredients

• 8 rolls small dinner rolls (Use soft, palm-sized dinner rolls. The exact number is not specified in the original; adjust to how many you wish to serve.)
• 0 to taste butter (Softened, for buttering the hollowed rolls inside and out. No quantity is given in the original recipe.)
• 0 to fill rolls mince (Use a prepared minced meat of your choice. No quantity or preparation details are specified in the original recipe beyond it being a ready-prepared mince.)
• 8 curls fried bacon curls (One curl per roll. To make a bacon curl, roll a rasher of bacon tightly and secure with a toothpick before frying until crisp, then remove toothpick.)

Instructions

1. 1Using a small knife or your fingers, carefully cut or pull out the soft interior of each dinner roll, leaving a sturdy shell approximately 1 cm thick on all sides. Set the hollowed rolls aside. You can reserve the removed bread for another use such as breadcrumbs.
2. 2Spread butter generously over the inside and outside surfaces of each hollowed roll. Ensure even coverage so the rolls fry to an even golden colour.
3. 3Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Place the buttered rolls into the pan and fry, turning as needed, until they are golden yellow all over. Watch them carefully as butter can cause them to brown quickly. Remove from the pan and set aside.
4. 4Spoon your prepared mince into each fried roll, filling them fully. Use a teaspoon to press the mince in gently so it is compact and level with the top of the roll.
5. 5Place one fried bacon curl on top of each mince-filled roll. To make a bacon curl if not already prepared: roll a rasher of bacon tightly, secure with a toothpick, and fry in a pan until crisp. Remove the toothpick before placing on the rolls.
6. 6Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F). Place the filled and topped rolls on a baking tray and heat in the oven for five minutes, until everything is warmed through.
7. 7Remove the rolls from the oven and serve immediately while hot. Arrange on a serving plate and bring to the table straight away for best results.