Herby Emmental sausages with spicy tomato sauce

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The mature Swiss cheese in this recipe goes perfectly with the fiery tomato sauce.

Ingredients

125g (41/2oz) Emmental, finely grated100g (31/2oz) Goat’s Cheese log, rind removed and crumbled
285g (10oz) fresh white bread crumbs
2 spring onions, finely chopped
2tsp English mustard powder
2tbsp snipped fresh chives
1tbsp fresh thyme leaves
2 eggs
Plain flour for dusting
Vegetable oil for deep or shallow frying
Salt and ground black pepper

For the spicy tomato sauce

Combine the two cheeses, 200g (7oz) breadcrumbs, spring onions, mustard and herbs and season with salt and pepper. Add 1 whole egg and separate the remaining egg. Add the egg yolk to the cheese mixture and mix until a soft dough forms. Shape into 12 small sausage shapes and place on a tray and chill for 1 hour.
Meanwhile make the tomato sauce. In a frying pan, melt the butter and add the ground coriander, fennel seeds, spring onions, cumin and garlic and gently cook until the spices start releasing their fragrant bouquet. Add the chilli powder and the tomatoes and cook for 5-6 minutes until saucy and tomatoes have softened. Keep warm.
Whisk the egg white until lightly frothy. Roll the sausages in a little flour, shaking off the excess. Then dip each one into egg white and then roll in the remaining breadcrumbs until well coated. Set aside.
Carefully heat the vegetable oil in a deep pan until a cube of bread browns in 1 min 30 secs. Deep-fry the sausages (in batches) for about 4-5 mins until golden and cooked through. Drain on kitchen paper and serve with the tomato sauce.