The sausage and parmesan strata is like a savoury bread pudding. It uses day-old sourdough, Italian sausages, and a simple egg mix. It an easy dish that will take you less than an hour to cook and it a great way to use up old bread.
Category
Breakfast
Servings
4
Prep time
15 minutes
Cook time
35 minutes
The sausage and parmesan strata is like a savoury bread pudding. It uses day-old sourdough, Italian sausages, and a simple egg mix. It an easy dish to cook and it a great way to use up old bread.
Ingredients
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6 Italian pork sausages
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1 red onion
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1 tbsp olive oil
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⅔ loaf of day old sourdough
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6 eggs
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400ml milk
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30g grated parmesan cheese
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sea salt
Directions
Cook the sausages
Pull the sausages from the casings and break up into thumb sized pieces. Thinly slice the red onion.
Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the sausage to the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring to brown on all sides.
Add the onion and cook for a further 3 minutes, stirring. Turn off the heat and allow the sausage mixture to cool.
Prep the egg mixture
Break up the sourdough into rough, bite size pieces. Place in the base of a 2.2 Litre (2.4 Qrt) capacity baking dish.
Whisk the eggs and milk in a large bowl, until well combined. Season with salt.
Pour the egg mixture over the bread, then top with the cooled sausage mixture.
Gently fold the mixture together, then sprinkle over the parmesan.
Set the dish aside for 1 hour to soak, or overnight in the fridge.
Bake
Preheat the oven to 180°C fan forced (355°F). Bake the strata for 20-25 minutes, until golden and crisp on top.
Spoon the strata onto serving plates and serve hot.
Recipe notes
Cook support
You will need to give yourself some extra time to allow for cooling and soaking before you bake it.
If the top starts to darken too much, just lightly cover with foil for the remainder of baking time.
Substitutions
This is a really adaptable meal, so you can easily substitute the meat or cheese for whatever you have on hand, or include some vegetables for a meat-free option.
Storage
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container and refrigerated for up to 5 days.
Serving ideas
This can easily be served along, or with a green salad on the side if you like.
