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Welcome DownSouth Readers are y’all ready to get into our first recipe blog? I hope so because today we have a quick and easy southern rooted breakfast recipe. This Crispy Spicy Sausage Ball recipe consisting of sausage, cream cheese, sharp cheese, and spices encased in a crispy deep fried shell is going to make mornings well worth waking up for. Lets get started with a brief history lesson.Sausage Balls or as they would say in the beginning sausage and flour can be dated back as early as the 1930’s but took on popularity in the 1960’s. This came due to the General Mills Bisquick Phenomenon during the height of convenience baking rise. This gave the recipe a whole new light using the bisquick mix, sausage, and cheese as a binder deep fried or baked. Ever since then people have made their own takes on the recipe. So lets get started on my version of the sausage ball recipe.

Story Time 

This recipe was introduced to me by my grandmother. On the day before Thanksgiving Eve and Christmas Eve all of her grandchildren would spend the night. In the morning we were welcomed with the smell of a full breakfast spread. One of our favorite items to have were her Crispy sausage Balls. There was never enough to go around and always a fight to the death for the last one. This recipe brings back childhood memories and the good old days when everyone stayed at grandma’s house. This recipe has been a staple in my family and my life past down, cherished and straight up southern. 

Tips & Tricks 

This recipe is very easy to make with only a couple ingredients. This recipe should only take 30 – 40 minutes to prepare and cook. To ensure that your sausage balls stay together it is SUPER IMPORTANT that you refrigerate your sausage balls after rolling them 10 minutes in the freezer. Not refrigerating my sausage balls was my biggest mistake when I made them for the first time. Which leads me to frying them. When frying your Sausage balls fry them for only 2-3 mins DO NOT EXCEED or you will burn up the cream cheese (TRUST THE PROCESS).

Food Pairings 

You may or may not be wondering what you can pair this item with and it is safe to say that it can easily go with any breakfast meal my favorite is simply with a side of eggs scrambled with cheese  but it can be paired with several different things for example:

– Eggs

– Grits

– Pancakes  

– French Toast 

This recipe doesn’t have to be served just at breakfast; it really could be made at any time and still be the star of the show. I am so happy to share this dish with you and create my first ever blog post. Thank you for joining me and I hope you enjoy the post and the recipe. It was made with love.  

Peace,

 Chef Courtney 

Description

Sausage seasoned with spices meshed with cheese and cream cheese deep fried to a crispy golden brown.

Ingredients List

Yield – about 16 Sausage Balls 

1 lbs (16 oz)  Ground Sausage 

1 tsp Sage 

1 tsp Red crushed Chilli Peppers 

1 cup (8oz) Cream cheese 

½ cup (4 oz) Sharp Cheddar Cheese

1 cup (8oz) Flour 

1 tsp Onion Powder 

1 tsp Garlic Powder 

1/2 tsp Kosher Salt 

1/2 tsp Black Ground Pepper

3 Large Eggs 

1 cup (8oz) Italian Breadcrumbs

4 cups (32oz) Vegetable Oil

Recipe 

Step 1) Set heat to a medium high 

Step 2) Brown Sausage while cooking down add sage and Red Chilli Pepper

Step 3) Mix thoroughly and let cook down for 5 more minutes 

Step 4) Set sausage aside in a bowl and let cool down for about 15-20 minutes 

Step 5) While sausage is cooling mix your flour, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a separate bowl

Step 6) Once sausage has cooled take your sharp cheddar cheese and 8 oz bar of cream cheese and mix until well incorporated 

Step 7) Roll the balls into about 1 -2 oz balls place on plate or sheet tray and place in the freezer for about 10 minutes or until the balls are firm

**Tip** (This is a super important step)

Step 8) While Sausage balls are in the freezer prepare your coating station IN THIS ORDER and in separate bowls: Prepped Flour, Eggs, and Breadcrumbs 

Step 9) Before starting the coating process Reduce heat to a medium and place  vegetable oil on the stovetop to heat up

Step 10) Coat the sausage balls in flour then eggs and bread crumbs set aside on plate and repeat coating process until all the balls are covered 

Step 11)  Proceed to heated oil and drop the sausage balls for about 2-3 mins until golden brown and repeat

**Tip** (Do Not over crowd the pot drop 4 pieces max at 1 time to avoid splashing and to create an even cook)

Step 12) drain on a paper towel and cool for 3-5 minutes and enjoy with your favorite breakfast sides.