Miss Stephanie’s Biscuits

Name: Miss Stephanie’s Biscuits
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 pound ground pork; 2 cloves garlic, smashed and chopped to a paste; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh sage; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme; 2 tablespoons canola oil; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 8 large eggs, lightly beaten; 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter; 8 Black Pepper Buttermilk Biscuits (page 191); Cream Gravy (recipe follows); Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, for garnish; 2 cups whole milk; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; (makes about 2 cups)

December 14, 2011

My beautiful wife, Stephanie, may live in New York, but when it comes time for breakfast, she is still a Texas girl through and through. She can put away a plate of biscuits, sausage, and cream gravy like nobody’s business. This dish was created in her honor. I highly recommend making your own sausage patties; it’s so easy to do, and it puts you in total control of what you are eating. Think fresh herbs and garlic as opposed to the nitrates and excessive sodium you’ll find in many supermarket sausages. A healthy dose of black pepper punches up the flavor of the silky cream gravy.

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