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Homemade Breakfast Sausage

Sage, thyme, fennel, and red pepper flakes....this homemade breakfast sausage will be your new "go-to" for breakfast!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 1 tablespoon fresh sage finely chopped (1/2 tablespoon if using dry sage)
  • ½ tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme finely chopped (1/2 teaspoon if using dry thyme)
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger

Method
 

  1. Finely chop the fresh sage and thyme
  2. Grind the fennel seeds with a mortar and pestle or spice grinder (bonus points if you toast the fennel seeds in a dry skillet until they become fragrant….DON’T BURN THEM!!!)
  3. Add all herbs and spices to the ground pork in a mixing bowl
  4. Mix the spices and herbs into the meat using your hands. Squeeze the meat between your fingers and really work everything together.
  5. Continue to mix until the meat feels sticky and homogenized. You may start to see some fat smearing on the sides of the mixing bowl.
  6. Take 2-3 tablespoons of the meat mixture and form a small patty. Fry it in a skillet until completely cooked.
  7. Taste sample patty for flavor. Adjust if necessary.