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Sault Ste Marie Hot & Sweet Breakfast Sausage

Nick, my husband’s Canadian coworker, is rapidly becoming a favorite and preferred contributor to Sadie’s Nest. I’ve told you before about the great support I receive from my husband’s colleagues. It’s awesome. This is the second recipe Nick has passed along. (The first is a bread recipe which I have yet to post… Some of you know my mental angst with my bread making skills.) Not only did he give step-by-step instructions for the sausage, but he sent pictures! And btw, it’s really delicious. I love this simple spicy and sweet breakfast sausage, but not nearly as much as I love Nick’s description, “Enjoy with a loved one. Goes with anything: coffee, red wine, white wine, gin and tonic, beer, eggs, homefries, can also have for breakfast, lunch, supper, snack.” How can I beat that? Brilliant. Thank you Nick!

3.3 lbs (1.5 KG) hot italian sausage
1/4 cup Fennel
2/3 cup Maple Syrup
Remove sausage from wrapping. (I used a knife… Nick used scissors… Whatever works for you!)

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Add fennel (adjust amount as you like)

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Add syrup.

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Mix by hand.

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Make a ball about size of a baseball. (I laughed really hard at this instruction.)

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Put 3 in a large frypan at med heat.

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Cook for 1 min, flip, flatten with spatula for faster cooking.

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Cook for 5 minutes, flip and cook for 5 minutes more.

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Move to a plate and let sit for a few minutes.

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Enjoy with a loved one. Goes with anything: coffee, red wine, white wine, gin and tonic, beer, eggs, homefries, can also have for breakfast, lunch, supper, snack… I enjoyed mine with a large slice of raw milk organic cheddar and a biscuit. It was stellar.

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Thanks again Nick!

Grandma’s Garlic-Soy Marinade

My grandma on my father’s side was a wonderful cook. Although I remember eating at her home for every single holiday and many days in between, most of the cooking by that time was done by my aunts and mother. So, the few recipes of hers that have been shared with me are precious. This marinade is suitable for pork and chicken. I used it for a pork loin here, but my aunt and father shared fond memories of this recipe being used on chicken, cut up and in a rotisserie basket on a grill. They could watch it go round and smell the transformation of delicious, succulent meat. The longer it can marinate the more flavorful it gets.

Marinade

1 Tbsp vinegar

¼ tsp pepper

3 cloves garlic, minced

¼ cup salad oil

¼ cup soy sauce

2 Tbsp catsup

1 pork loin

This recipe can be easily doubled. For a 2 lb pork loin, I prepared 2x the amount of marinade to make sure it was well covered. Place all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk together. Place meat in a plastic Ziploc bag and pour in marinade. Let the air out and zip shut, move the meat all around to make sure the marinade is all over it. Place the whole meat and marinade-filled bag on a dish with sides (in case of leakage) and place in the fridge. The longer you can let the meat soak in all of the flavor, the more tasty it will be. Overnight is preferred, but a couple hours will do… and I’m sure 30 minutes is still worth doing if that’s all you got!

Preheat the oven to 425˚. Place the marinated pork loin on a baking sheet and place it in the oven for 25-30 minutes, until the center is no longer pink. Let the pork rest for about 10 minutes after coming out of the oven. Enjoy the deliciousness.