World Famous Recipes

Caribbean Sausage Cheese Triangles Appetizer

1 pound ground pork sausage

1 cup minced sweet onion

3 large garlic cloves, pressed or finely minced

1/2 pound (8 ounces) mushrooms, chopped into 1/2-inch dice

1 scotch bonnet chile pepper, finely minced (optional)

1 tsp dried thyme

1 tsp ground allspice

1 tsp kosher salt

Freshly ground pepper, to taste

8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature

8 ounces phyllo (fillo) sheets (half of a 1-pound package – see Note)

1 stick (about) butter, melted

In a large, deep skillet, saute pork sausage, sweet onion, garlic,

mushrooms, and chile, if using. Stir often to break up sausage. Cook

until no pink remains in the sausage. Add thyme, allspice, salt, and

pepper to sausage mixture. Turn off heat and stir in cream cheese

until combined. Cool to room temperature.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Remove phyllo sheets from package and unroll so they are flat. Cut

stack in half lengthwise. Cover with plastic wrap so dough does not

dry out and become brittle.

Remove two strips of phyllo from the stack (remembering to re-cover

remaining strips each time) and place on a flat surface. Brush each

strip with melted butter. Place a heaping tablespoon of sausage-

cheese mixture on one end. Fold strip up to form a triangle. Continue

folding back and forth until you reach the end of the strip, forming

a filled triangle packet. Continue until all of sausage filling is

used up.

Place phyllo sausage triangles on an ungreased cookie sheet or jelly

roll pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until pastry is golden.

Serve hot or at room temperature.

Caribbean Sausage Cheese Triangles may be prepared in advance and

frozen for later baking.

Yield: 3 to 4 dozen triangle appetizers

Note: Phyllo (fillo) sheets may be found in the refrigerated or

freezer section of most grocery stores. You may have some phyllo

sheets left over. You can fill them with fruit jam or preserves, fold

into triangles, and bake as above. Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar

when cool for a sweet treat.

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