Sausage Patty Sandwich

I've been meaning to post this since the past week... Been so busy with work I haven't had time for much. I have so much to catch up on. But now that the holiday break is here, I can catch up on all non-work related stuff like cooking and baking, reading up on blogs. So I finally used up one of the sausages and cheese that I had received from Hickory Farms via the Tastemaker program from FoodBuzz. (Thanks again for the free samples!) Remember this little package I blog about several weeks ago? The one I got from Hickory Farms. (View post here)

  I used up one of the Beef Summer Sausage and some of the Three Cheese and onion wedge (the white triangle wedge on the top) I ground up the sausage in my little food processor and  and made two nice sausage patties with them. I paired it Honey and Pineapple mustard and a fried egg. I actually like the three cheese and onion. You can definitely taste the different flavors in them. I do wish I had more. Maybe someone will give me one for a gift on Christmas. It was a totally delicious last minute dinner idea. When in doubt...go for a sandwich. 


Makes 2 sandwiches.

Sausage Patty Sandwich


4 slices of bread (your choice)
1 stick Hickory Farms Beef Summer Sausage
3-5 slices Hickory Farms Three Cheese and Onion (Cheese)
Hickory Farms Honey and Pineapple Mustard
3 eggs
2/3c panko crumbs
extra virgin olive oil




Rough chop the sausage into sizeable chucks and grind in  your food processor.  Once the sausage is ground add in the egg and panko crumbs. Mix thoroughly and divide into two balls. Shape into sizable patties.


Heat a skillet and cook the patties for roughly 5-10 minutes on medium to high heat. Flip halfway through.


Toast the bread and spread some of the honey and pineapple mustard. Place the sausage patty on one of the slices of bread and divide the cheese slices between the two sandwiches.


In the same skillet where you had cooked the sausage, pour a tiny drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. When the oil is hot, fry up the eggs. (one per sandwich) 


When the egg is done place on the sandwich and top with another slice of bread.


Serve warm.

Lettuce Bundles

Since most of the ingredients in the fridge were for my Christmas meal. It was sort of slim pickings. I was interested in making some kind of wrap, but I didn't have any flatbread or tortillas. So I just chopped up some bell peppers, tomato and added some whole corn kernels. I did feel that something was missing from this little mix. I sliced up a couple Chinese sausage links and mushrooms and sauteed them before mixing them into the chopped veggies.

I took one last look in my fridge and say a head or lettuce. Eureka!!!! Lettuce wraps!!!! Well, that solves my problem. I carefully  "tried" to unravel the leaves. I managed to get 4 good ones. There were several where I tore them to pieces. Stuff the mixture into the "cup" part and wrapped it up like a spring roll. Healthy and deliciousness.

Make 4-5 wraps.

Lettuce Bundles
3 Bell Peppers finely - chopped
1 c corn
 1 garlic clove
2 ripe tomatoes - finely chopped
8 oz mushrooms - sliced
2 chinese sausage links - sliced
2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
salt
pepper
4 large lettuce leaves iceberg or romaine

In a bowl, combine the bell peppers, tomato and corn together. Season with a little pepper.

Saute the garlic in a tiny drizzle of oil. add the mushroom and chinese sausage and balsamic vinegar. Cook until the mushrooms are slightly darker in color and have reduced in size season with a little salt and pepper. Add to the bell pepper mixture.

Combine the mixture well.

Take a large lettuce leaf and scoop a large helping of the mushroom mixture onto the round stem area. Carefully wrap the leaves like a spring roll. Roll up the stem end first, then bring in the side and finish rolling.