Savory Sour Cream and Chive Waffles with Sausage and Lingonberry Syrup

Serve with Savory Eggs with Peas and Shallots.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
• 1 pound ground pork, chicken or turkey breast
• 2 teaspoons fennel seeds
• 2 teaspoons paprika or smoked sweet paprika
• A handful fresh flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon grill seasoning, such as Montreal Steak Seasoning brand
• 1 cup lingonberry preserves
• A couple cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• Splash water
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• A couple pinches salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• A little freshly grated nutmeg
• 3-4 tablespoons chopped chives
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 large free range eggs
• 4 tablespoons melted butter, divided

Preparation

Heat the EVOO in a large skillet. Mix the ground meat with fennel, paprika, parsley and grill seasoning. Form 8 small 2-3-inch patties and add to the hot skillet, cook 3-4 minutes on each side. Keep warm.

Pre-heat a waffle iron.

Warm preserves with cloves, cinnamon, lemon juice and water over low heat. Remove the cloves and cinnamon stick

Mix the dry ingredients and chives in a mixing bowl and make a well in the middle. Mix the milk, sour cream, eggs and half the melted butter together then pour into the well. Beat the wet into the dry with a few shift turns but do not over mix the batter. Brush the waffle iron with a little of the remaining butter and cook waffles, keeping then warm and crisp in a low oven. The batter should fill a 4 section iron 3 times, making 12 waffles, 3 per portion. Serve 3 waffles and 2 patties with lingonberry syrup drizzled over top.