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Country Style Benedict

Let's take the traditionally fancy eggs Benedict and make it Southern! This country style Benedict replaces ham with sausage and hollandaise with a white pepper gravy
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: American, Southern

Ingredients
  

  • 16.3 oz can of buttermilk biscuits 8 biscuits
  • 16 oz breakfast sausage
  • 2 cups frozen shredded hash browns
  • 8 large eggs
  • 1 tbsp white vinegar
  • 2.75 oz pouch peppered or country gravy mix

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°
  2. Place the biscuits on a baking sheet and cook according to package directions, about 11-15 minutes or until golden brown
  3. While the biscuits are cooking, form the sausage into 8 patties and sear in a skilled over medium high heat for 3-4 minutes per side, or until cooked through.
  4. Remove the sausage from the skillet, and 8 ¼-cup piles of hash browns in the same skillet. Press down with a spatula and sear on each side for 4-5 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from heat and sprinkle with a touch of salt.
  5. While the sausage and hash browns cook, bring a saucepot 3/4 full of water and vinegar to a boil. Once boiling, drop the heat down to a low setting, and wait for the water to return to a minimal simmer (no rolling bubbles).
  6. Use the back of a wooden or large spoon to stir the water in the pot clockwise.
  7. Crack an egg into a small bowl or ramekin, to ensure no shell pieces are in the egg. Gently pour the egg into the center of the spinning water. Repeat with 2-3 more eggs.
  8. Allow the eggs to sit for 3-4 minutes or until the whites are set and the yolk is still soft to the touch.
  9. Remove the eggs from the water with a slotted spoon onto a plate lined with paper towels. Repeat with remaining eggs.
  10. Mix the gravy according to package directions (mix with 1 cup of cool water and add to 1½ cups of boiling water, allow to cool)
  11. TO ASSEMBLE: Split a biscuit in half, laying the halves side by side. Place one hash brown patty on top , followed by a sausage patty. Place a poached egg on top, and smother the tower with heaping tablespoons of gravy. Repeat with remaining biscuits, and serve immediately.