Country Sausage With Red-Eye Gravy |
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 22 Minutes |
Ready In: 47 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Great homemade breakfast and the aroma will wake up the whole house. Serve with a couple scrambled eggs and you have a wonderful way to start the day Ingredients:
1 lb coarsely ground pork |
1/2 cup crouton, coarsely crushed |
1/4 cup finely chopped onion |
2 garlic cloves, minced |
1 teaspoon brown sugar |
1 1/2 teaspoons ground sage |
3/4 teaspoon salt |
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed |
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper |
1/2 cup dried cherries, chopped |
1 tablespoon cooking oil |
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar |
3/4 cup strong black coffee |
prepared biscuit |
Directions:
1. In a medium bowl combine the pork, croutons, onion, garlic, the 1 teaspoon brown sugar, sage, salt, thyme, and cayenne. Mix thoroughly. Gently mix in cherries (for added flavor, soak cherries in 1/4 cup of bourbon for 15 minutes). Shape mixture into twelve 3-inch patties, using wet hands. Arrange on a tray. Cover; refrigerate overnight.
2. In a large skillet fry patties, half at a time, in hot oil over medium heat for 5 minutes on each side or until browned and cooked through. Remove from heat:keep warm.
3. For the Red-Eye Gravy, stir the 2 tablespoons brown sugar into the drippings in skillet. Stir in the coffee. Bring to boiling. Boil gently, uncovered, for 2 or 3 minutes or until gravy is slightly thickened and has a rich reddish brown, scraping the skillet to loosen any crusty bits.
4. Split biscuits. Serve sausage patties in split biscuits with gravy.
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