John’s Breakfast Sandwiches – Chrissy Teigen’s “Cravings”

Bill’s favorite cookbook is “Cravings” by Chrissy Teigen. And Bill’s favorite meal is breakfast. This recipe is straight out of the cookbook. And it’s delicious. The sausage part of the recipe makes some of the best breakfast sausage I’ve had.

Hint: Consider multiplying the recipe by 2x or 3x. That way you make extra sausage patties that you can either freeze or refrigerate for later. The sausage keeps quite well.

Another hint/recommendation: Use the Sriracha! Chrissy uses that particular condiment in many of her recipes and it adds a good kick to dishes like this sandwich.

Buy her book. Use it. It’s great, and this recipe is but one example of it.

John's Breakfast Sandwiches (Chrissy Teigen - Cravings)

Print Recipe

• CourseBreakfast food
• CuisineAmerican
• KeywordCravings

Servings	Prep Time
4 sandwiches	10 minutes

Cook Time	Passive Time
10 minutes	5 minutes

Servings Prep Time 4 sandwiches 10 minutes

Cook Time Passive Time 10 minutes 5 minutes

John's Breakfast Sandwiches (Chrissy Teigen - Cravings) Print Recipe CourseBreakfast food CuisineAmerican KeywordCravings Servings Prep Time 4 sandwiches 10 minutes Cook Time Passive Time 10 minutes 5 minutes Servings Prep Time 4 sandwiches 10 minutes Cook Time Passive Time 10 minutes 5 minutes

Ingredients

Sausage Patties

• 1/2 pound ground pork
• 1/4 cup minced onion finely minced - really, mince it finely.
• 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic about 2 cloves
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil plus more for frying
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground sage
• 1 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Sandwiches

• 4 English muffins
• 2 tablespoons butter
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper optional
• 8 slices American cheese (regular) or 4 thick slices. Doesn't have to be American but that makes the sandwich 'Murican
• Sriracha
• 4 eggs cooked sunny-side up

Servings: sandwiches

Instructions

MAKE THE SAUSAGE PATTIES:

1. In a large bowl, mix the pork, onion, brown sugar, garlic, vegetable oil, sage, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper with your hands until uniform (don't, like, mash it or overmix it—just until it's all nicely mixed together). Form into four 4-inch round patties.
2. Coat a cast-iron skillet with oil and heat over medium-high heat. Add the sausage patties and fry until browned and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side (8 minutes total). Transfer to a platter and cover to keep warm.

ASSEMBLE THE SANDWICHES:

1. Split and toast the English muffins, then butter them. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper if you'd like. Arrange 1 thick or 2 regular slices of cheese on 4 of the muffin halves. Top each with a sausage patty and an egg. Squirt some Sriracha on top of the eggs and top with the remaining muffin halves.