Name: Chef Geoffrey Zakarian’s Breakfast Sausage Burger
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Cuisine: American

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Chef Geoffrey Zakarian’s Breakfast Sausage Burger

Iron Chef and Food Network star Geoffrey Zakarian created this indulgent breakfast burger for the Kenyon grill. Stacking sweet Italian sausage, a fried egg, caramelized onions, Fresno chile, and tarragon aioli on a toasted English muffin for a morning meal worth waking up for.

May 29 - 35m cook

Prep time:

15m

Cook time

35m

Total time

50m

Makes

Ingredients
Instructions

Onions

large white onions, sliced

olive oil

3 tbsp

balsamic vinegar

3 tbsp

sugar

pinch

kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper

to taste

Aioli

mayonnaise

1/2 cup

roughly chopped fresh tarragon

1/4 cup

white wine vinegar

1 tsp

clove garlic, grated

kosher salt

to taste

Burgers

unsalted butter

6-8 tbsp

english muffins, split

4-ounce patties sweet Italian sausage

kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

to taste

fresno chile, thinly sliced

sliced cheddar cheese

large eggs

arugula

2 cups

olive oil

1 tbsp

chardonnay vinegar

1 tbsp

Cook the onions with olive oil for 20–25 minutes until golden and caramelized. Add balsamic vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper; cook 2–3 minutes more. Set aside.

In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, tarragon, white wine vinegar, garlic, and a pinch of salt. Mix well and refrigerate until ready to use.

Preheat the Kenyon grill with griddle attachment to medium-high heat.

Cook the sausage patties for 4–5 minutes per side.

Toast the English muffins, cut side down, for 1–2 minutes until golden. Remove and add butter salt and pepper.

Top each patty with cheese and cook 30–60 seconds until melted.

Add butter to the griddle and crack the eggs onto the cooking surface. Season with salt and pepper and cook to your desired doneness.

Toss the arugula with the olive oil and chardonnay vinegar.

Spread the tarragon aioli on the toasted English muffins. Layer with the caramelized onions, Fresno chile slices, sausage patty, and egg. Top with the dressed arugula, add the muffin top, and enjoy!