Eggs and Sausage for two

just breakfast

 

At this very moment I am waiting for my cast iron skillet to finish baking. Breakfast has been cooked, served, and consumed. The kitchen is cleaned, and I only have one task left, the skillet. Like my granny before me I now wait for my freshly washed well-seasoned skillet to dry in a 5-minute bake (no moisture means no rust, I’ll tell you some other time how to get rid of the rust). Any way I digress, back to breakfast. 

Breakfast for two.  

Enough sausage for two patties, 1/3 white onion (sweet if in season), 3 eggs (hot from the barn if you can get them) shredded cheese1/4 cup (surprise me) a dab of that will go in the egg mixture, about the size of an egg, 2 tablespoons of butter (butter, ditch the fake stuff) 2 slices of bread.

 Now, bear with me as I may get too technical, and use terms like dab. 🙂 

( mini tip  before we start if while cooking the sausage your food sticks to the skillet splash a teaspoon of water on the area, it will steam right up then use the spatula to loosen it and take it out of the pan. Also when your done cooking do the same it will steam up any food residue from the surface and you will never have to scrub a pan again)

P.S this only works if the skillet is hot :)

My skillet is just a little bigger than a dinner plate (size matters if your skillet is to big the egg will cook up thin like crepe). 

Let your skillet heat-up (medium heat), chop your onion fine. 

Place the onion and raw sausage in the skillet together, keep breaking your sausage apart until it is cooked and crumbled. Once cooked put that in a dish for now.

 Your skillet is now seasoned in a wonderful onion glaze. (side note by adding garlic to your onion you can make wonderful garlic bread) If your sausage is lean the mixture will be just right. However, if you have standing grease drain it off (not down the drain, I'm old school and save sausage and bacon grease for gravy). 

Turn the heat up a little more, put a little of the butter in the skillet once it melts swipe your bread in the melted butter. Leave the bread in the skillet while you mix-up your eggs. 

Get a little bowl break all 3 eggs into the bowl and add the cheese. Mix them together till smooth and one color.  

Turn your heat up a little more (we want a nice hot skillet for the eggs). Turn the bread over so both sides are golden brown ( throw your toasters away, uck).

Set the toast aside, and put half of your butter down. Once it’s melted tilt the skillet so the whole skillet is covered in butter. Give your egg a quick stir so the cheese is mixed in and fairly-even throughout. Pour the eggs in.  

Take a minute and clean-up, get your dishes down, jelly out ( we are on an orange marmalade kick) 

Your egg should look cooked on the edges, take your spatula and test the edges to see if it’s stuck anywhere. If it is, take the rest of your butter use a fork and swipe the edges of the skillet (running it along the edge of the egg). Now, just flip it over, sprinkle a pinch of salt and pepper (when cooking your egg this way you will not need a lot of seasoning). 

Take your sausage and place  it on one side put the cheese on top and fold the egg into a half moon. Cut it in half place it on your two dishes. Turn the heat off. Now put the toast back in the skillet to warm back up while you get drinks. Add the toast to your breakfast, and wa-la. :) 

Author's Note

this is the 3rd time I forgot to add this note:
It is really good to put a little chilled pico de gallo on top

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Sounds deliciously yummy Cherrie. A breakfast with plenty of protein in it. Must try this. Happy Easter.

Chris

[Cherrie Palmer]

Fill it with any goodies you like

[Julie McCarthy (juliespenhere)]

Yum I made scrambled eggs today love your story

[Cherrie Palmer]

Adding alittle shredded cheese instead of milk gives it a wonderful texture. I'm all about texture.

[Kent Rawski]

you're also very detail oriented that's really good for us less culinary adapted people that whole toast thing very unique ill have to try that

[Cherrie Palmer]

Grilled toast is the only way to make toast. I will not use a toaster.

[Cherrie Palmer]

When you make a grilled cheese that is how you start the bread, just add cheese, and maybe ham,
read moreWhen you make a grilled cheese that is how you start the bread, just add cheese, and maybe ham,
and if your really hungry a fried egg. YUM