Mini Essentials Awesome Sausage Bites Recipes

MINI CHEESY SAUSAGE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Set out the frozen phyllo cups to thaw a bit while you're making the filling.
• Remove the casings from the sausage. Place a medium skillet over medium heat and brown the sausage, breaking it up into small bits.
• Add the cream cheese to the browned sausage and stir until the cream cheese is melted and combined into the sausage.
• Add the garlic salt, pepper, and shredded cheese and stir until combined and melted. Add the Rotel and stir to until thickened and hot, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• Place the phyllo cups on the cookie sheet. Spoon about 1 heaping teaspoon of the mixture into each cup. Bake for 9-10 minutes. Serve warm.

SAUSAGE BITES WITH SWEET & SOUR DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove the sausages from the package and allow them to warm up to room temperature for a few minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 F degrees.
• Layer a baking pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper.
• Place the sausages in a single layer on the prepared baking pan, but separate them, should not be touching.
• Take a fork and lightly prick each one a few times, about 3 times in each link.
• Bake sausages for 25 - 30 minutes, until they are fully brown and cooked through.
• Remove from the oven. Use a fork and sharp knife to slice them into 4 equal parts.
• In a small saucepan, and on low heat, stir Teriyaki Marinade & Sauce with light brown sugar, ketchup, and vinegar, until the sugar is fully dissolved and allow the sauce to thicken a little, about 2 minutes. Turn off heat.
• Drop a few already cooked sausage bites (in small batches) into the heated sauce to coat them. Pick up each sausage bite (allowing the excess sauce to drip back into the pan) and place it onto a serving platter. Place toothpicks into each one. Garnish with a sprinkle on top with dried or fresh chopped chives and serve. If you need more dipping sauce, repeat the ingredients and heat up the additional sauce.
• Serve warm with extra dipping sauce on the side.

MINI ESSENTIALS: AWESOME SAUSAGE BITES

Steps:

• PREP/PREPARE
• Gather your Ingredients (mise en place).
• Chef's Note: Not all breakfast sausages are created equal. Some contain more fat than pork. To test out your breakfast sausage, cook up one patty in a skillet. If it winds up swimming in a sea of grease, you need another brand. Better yet, why not make your own. Here is a recipe for you: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/breakfast/meat-breakfast/early-morning-eats-homemade-breakfast-sausage.html?r=1
• Add the sausage to a skillet over medium-low heat, and allow to slowly cook until any excess fat renders.
• Remove from the pan, and drain on paper towels, and allow to cool.
• Chef's Note: Don't completely cook the sausage, just lightly cook it to render some of the fat.
• Place a rack in the middle position, and preheat the oven to 375f (190c).
• Thaw out the puff pastry, and lay on a clean, lightly floured surface, and cut in half.
• Combine the sausage with the dried spices, and the cheese.
• Chef's Note: I choose Colby cheese because it holds up to the baking process, and has a nice mild flavor that does not overpower the sausage.
• Place the sausage mixture on one side of the puff pastry.
• Roll the log together, until it slightly overlaps, and use some of the egg wash to seal the seam.
• Chef's Note: You only want it to slightly overlap. If you have any extra, just cut it off.
• Place seam-side down, and brush with the egg wash.
• Cut into thick pieces, and then put the sausage bites on a parchment-lined baking sheet, fitted with a wire rack.
• Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake until golden brown, about 15 - 18 minutes.
• PLATE/PRESENT
• Serve while still nice and warm, and watch them disappear. Enjoy.
• Keep the faith, and keep cooking.