The Bomb Sausage Egg Casserole With Secret Party Ingredients

Submitted by kchrisfox

"This riff on the sausage/egg casserole was born tonight and caused us to fall off our chairs. Caught lightning in a bottle with this so will notate exactly what I did. NOTE: there are many recipes with a number of these basic ingredients. Since there were a few new elements, significantly varied portions and particular techniques used, I'm listing it as a separate recipe."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 5 eggs
• 3⁄4 lb mild Italian sausage
• 2⁄3 cup skim milk
• 1⁄3 cup half-and-half cream
• 2 pieces brownberry's oatnut bread, cubed (lightly toasted)
• 1⁄3 large white onion, chopped
• 2 large fresh garlic cloves, crushed in a press
• 4 -6 leaves fresh basil
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• kosher salt
• fresh crushed black pepper
• 1⁄3 teaspoon dried mustard
• paprika

directions

1. -preheat oven to 360.
2. two parts to this prep; the sausage mix prep and the egg mix prep.
3. THE SAUSAGE MIX.
4. -break sausage into small pieces and begin to brown in 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, never more than medium heat.
5. -after about five minutes, push sausage to one side.
6. -add chopped onion and crushed garlic to other side of pan; add basil leaves, torn into small, dime-size pieces; place this side of the pan directly over the heat to start the onions on their way. Keep it moving and keep heat low so the garlic doesn't burn.
7. -add some fresh crushed black pepper and dashes of kosher salt.
8. -once onions start to soften and brown a bit, mix in with sausage.
9. -continue to mix and modulate heat from medium to low, careful not to burn the meat, until sausage is brown. Turn off heat.
10. THE EGG MIX.
11. -beat the five eggs.
12. -add milk and half & half.
13. -add lightly toasted and cubed Brownberry's Oatnut bread [if you don't have this, what you should know is it's full-bodied and has a slight sweetness, as well as the obvious texture from, well -- oats and nuts.this is a major flavor/texture secret in the final tasting].
14. -add 2/3 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.
15. -add dried mustard and some more pepper.
16. COMBINING.
17. -2tsp of olive oil rubbed into bottom/sides of 2 inch deep/9 inch diameter ceramic baking dish.
18. -sausage mixture into bottom of dish.
19. -add egg mixture over the top.
20. -spread remaining 1/3 cup cheddar cheese over the top.
21. -more crushed black pepper and and couple dashes of paprika dusted over the top.
22. ---***** I forgot to add a little baking powder to this to keep the egg fluffy. Will add a teaspoon next time******.
23. BAKE.
24. -45 minutes at 360 degrees, fork test in center comes out clean.
25. -let set for 5 minutes and serve!
26. You're welcome!