breakfast essentials: hash brown sausage casserole

How To Make breakfast essentials: hash brown sausage casserole

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  Step 1
  PREP/PREPARE
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  Step 2
  Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
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  Step 3
  Cook the sausage in a small sauté pan over medium heat, until cooked through, about 5 – 7 minutes.
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  Step 4
  Chef’s Note: Use a wooden spoon to break up the sausage.
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  Step 5
  Remove sausage from the pan, and drain on a paper towel.
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  Step 6
  Melt the butter in the same sauté pan over medium heat.
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  Step 7
  When the foaming subsides, add the onion, and green bell pepper.
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  Step 8
  Cook until the onions are translucent, and the bell pepper softens, about 2 to 3 minutes.
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  Step 9
  Remove from the heat, drain off any excess oil, add the milk and beef stock, and then reserve
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  Step 10
  Place a rack in the middle position, and preheat the oven to 425f (220c).
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  Step 11
  Combine the hash browns with the shredded cheese and sausage.
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  Step 12
  Add the reserved liquid and gently stir until the liquid is absorbed by the hash browns.
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  Step 13
  Chef’s Note: Salt and pepper the ingredients, to taste.
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  Step 14
  Divide the mixture between two ovenproof dishes.
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  Step 15
  Chef's Note The ramekins that I'm using hold 1 cup each.
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  Step 16
  Add the provolone cheese on top of the dish, if using.
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  Step 17
  Place in the preheated oven and bake until the hash browns have cooked, and the cheese is bubbly, about 30 to 35 minutes.
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  Step 18
  PLATE/PRESENT
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  Step 19
  Serve with a single sautéed mushroom in the center... for presentation. Enjoy.
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  Step 20
  Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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