The Fat Bastard

The Fat Bastard By The Righteous Kitchen

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The Fat Bastard is a sausage, egg and cheese croissant sandwich smothered in sausage gravy. Talk about a mouthful! If you eat this for breakfast, chances are you won't eat anything else the rest of the day.

The recipe starts out with Sausage Gravy.

A toasted croissant, sausage patty, cheddar cheese and 1 egg, cooked any style.

To plate; place the bottom half of the toasted croissant on a plate. Top with the sausage patty.

Add cheddar cheese and an egg.

Put the lid on the sandwich.

Cover with gravy!

Dig in!

THE FAT BASTARD

SAUSAGE GRAVY:
8 Ounces Jimmy Dean original sausage
1/4 Cup bacon grease
1/2 Cup all-purpose flour
4 Cups whole milk
1 Teaspoon salt
1 Teaspoon pepper

SANDWICH:
4 Croissants, cut in half
4 Teaspoons butter, for croissants
4 (2 ounce) Sausage patties
4 Ounces cheddar cheese, divided
4 Eggs, cooked to order
Butter and olive oil for frying eggs

TO PREPARE SAUSAGE GRAVY:
Heat olive oil in a large skillet, over medium heat. Crumble sausage and brown, until cooked through. Add flour to sausage and stir into meat, using the back of a spatula. Cook flour for a minute or so. Pour milk into flour mixture, stirring well. Keep stirring, with the back of the spatula, making sure to keep the gravy from scorching to the pan. (Using a spatula scrapes the bottom of the skillet, better than a whisk, which prevents scorching.) Cook for a few minutes, or until gravy thickens and starts to bubble. Turn off the heat. Serve over biscuits. Makes 5 cups gravy.

TO PREPARE SANDWICH:
Heat a large frying pan, or a griddle, over medium-high heat. Toast croissants. Set aside. Cook sausage patties until browned. Add a little butter or olive oil to pan fry eggs, as desired. To plate: Place the bottom half of the croissant on a plate. Top with a sausage patty, then cheddar cheese and egg. Place the top half of croissant to form a sandwich. Cover sandwich with hot sausage gravy. Serves 4. 

One serving of The Fat Bastard delivers 910 calories, 34g of protein, and 68g of total fat, including 31g of saturated fat. It contains 41g of carbohydrates, 1.2g of fiber, 4.5g of sugar, 341mg of cholesterol, and 1,555mg of sodium.

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