Sausage: Beyond Breakfast

In the age of microwave meals, Minute Rice, and fast food, how does a busy family eat well and cook well?  My daddy has said many times,"Home cooking is not hard.  It just takes a look ahead."  If you can train yourself to think twenty-four hours ahead, you've got it nailed.  Never go to bed at night without knowing what you will serve for meals tomorrow.  This principle is especially important when using meat.  Meat is a central part of our meals at Greene Family Farm, and we plan the rest of the meal around it.    

Sausage is one of the home cook's convenience foods.  Let's say that on Monday evening, you have a pound of sausage in your freezer and you lay it out to thaw.  You could fry it up with your eggs Tuesday morning, but there are many other options.  Sausage makes a wonderful, quick main dish at any meal, and it is lovely alongside green beans, potatoes, cabbage, squash, onions, apples, and many other dishes.  Our family of seven can make a generous meal from a pound of sausage.  Here are some of our favorite recipes.


We love to fry sausage and apple slices.  Divide a pound of sausage into 6 or 8 patties, depending on the size you prefer, and fry them in a skillet.  When the patties are done, set them aside and fry apple slices in the same pan until tender.  We like to serve this with potatoes and any vegetables we have on hand.

Another of our go-to meals is sausage mixed with sautéed onions and served over rice.  Place a whole pound of bulk sausage in a hot skillet and cook, gradually breaking the sausage into crumbles with a metal spatula.  In another skillet, sauté one large chopped onion.  Stir the sautéed onions into the crumbled sausage and serve over rice.  This dish will serve 8 people and it is very tasty with cheese and vegetables on the side.

For a tasty twist on sausage and eggs, one of our favorites is called Scramble (Daddy calls it the lazy, careless man's omelet).  Place half a pound of bulk sausage in a hot skillet (save the rest for another meal) and cook, gradually breaking the sausage into crumbles.  When the sausage is done, pour 4 lightly beaten eggs over it and cook until the eggs are done.  This dish will generously serve 4 people.  Serve it with grits or pancakes, if you like.

Thank you so much for reading, and happy cooking!
Anne Marie Greene

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