Mini Frittatas with Smoked Sausage and Creme Fraiche
These Mini Frittatas with Smoked Sausage and Creme Fraiche present your guests with a great combination of textures and flavors. They’ll make a fantastically elegant addition to your appetizer repertoire.
4ScallionsWhite and tender green parts only, thinly sliced
10EggsLightly Beaten
¼cupCreme Fraicheplus more for topping
1teaspoonGround Mustard
1teaspoonPaprika
½teaspoonChipotle Powder
For the Topper:
½poundFully Cooked Smoked SausageSpiralized or Shaved or Thinly Sliced
½cupCreme Fraiche
Optional Garnishes
1Fresno PepperThinly sliced.
Fresh Chives
Green parts of ScallionsThinly sliced.
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Instructions
For the Mini Frittatas:
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease a 9 x 13 inch casserole dish, line it with parchment paper, and spray the parchment paper with nonstick cooking spray.
Dice 4 Scallions and set aside the white and tender green parts for use. Use the dark green parts for garnish.
4 Scallions
In a stand mixer or large mixing bowl with hand mixer, lightly whisk 10 Eggs (jumbo) and ¼ cup Creme Fraiche. Add in the white and tender parts of 4 Scallions (thinly sliced), 1 teaspoon Ground Mustard, 1 teaspoon Paprika, ½ teaspoon Chipotle Powder. Whisk until combined.
4 Scallions, 10 Eggs, ¼ cup Creme Fraiche, 1 teaspoon Ground Mustard, 1 teaspoon Paprika, ½ teaspoon Chipotle Powder
Pour the egg mixture into the lined casserole dish and bake at 325°F for 20 minutes. Check it at that point to see if it has set. A toothpick inserted into the center should come out clean. If not, continue to bake in 5 minute increments.
Remove from the oven and allow it to cool completely. Transfer to a cutting board and slice into approximately 1.5-inch squares.
For the Topper:
If not spiralizing the Smoked Sausage, just slice it as thinly as possible. You could try a mandolin, but freeze it for ~4 hours first.
½ pound Fully Cooked Smoked Sausage
If you want to spiralize the Smoked Sausage, place it in the freezer to chill for approximately 4 hours before you want to work with it.
To spiralize using the spiralizer attachment on a stand mixer, cut the frozen Smoked Sausage into roughly 4-inch pieces so that they fit on the spiralizer skewer. Pick your blade of choice. I recommend the Slicing Blade (Small Core) from the Kitchenaid set.
Using the lowest setting, run the Sausage through the spiralizing blade.
To crisp up the Smoked Sausage, set the oven to 400°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and insert a wire rack. Stretch out the spiralized or sliced Smoked Sausage. Roast it in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove and allow to cool slightly.
To Assemble:
Onto each Frittata square place a 1 teaspoon dollop of Creme Fraiche. Top that with a piece of the Smoked Sausage.
½ cup Creme Fraiche
Optionally, sprinkle on some thin slices of Fresno Pepper, Fresh Chives, or Green Scallions.
1 Fresno Pepper, Fresh Chives, Green parts of Scallions
Stand Mixer Spiralizer AttachmentOptional. You could certainly make this without spiralizing your smoked sausage. Just thinly slice the sausage instead.