Our Homemade Breakfast Sausage Recipe

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  • Prep Time

    2 hrs 30 mins

  • Cook Time

    15 mins

  • Total Time

    2 hrs 45 mins

  • Servings

    8

  • Calories

    316 kcal

  • Course

    Breakfast

  • Cuisine

    American

Our Homemade Breakfast Sausage Recipe

This homemade breakfast sausage recipe is going to up your breakfast game. Big time. Breakfast sausage is one of those things that's difficult to find fresh––processed, pre-cooked, frozen, with preservatives.

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Ingredients

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  • 1 ½ teaspoons fennel seeds
  • 1 ½ teaspoons black peppercorns
  • 1 ½ teaspoon sage dried
  • 1 teaspoon thyme dried
  • ½ teaspoon rosemary dried
  • ¼ teaspoon marjoram dried
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes crushed
  • teaspoon cloves ground
  • 2 pounds ground pork 70/30 meat to fat ratio, coarsely, fatty
  • 1 tablespoon salt sea salt
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup

Instructions

  1. Pre-ground pork at the supermarket is generally too fine for sausage. You can coarsely grind your own meat using a meat grinder, but if you don’t have a meat grinder, you can also use a cleaver or chef’s knife to chop the meat finely. (Find instructions for this in our post about how to grind meat without a grinder.)
  2. Toast the fennel seeds and peppercorns in a pan over medium low heat until fragrant. Add to a mortar and pestle or spice grinder along with the sage, thyme, rosemary, marjoram, pepper flakes, and cloves. Grind the spices and herbs until you have a coarse powder.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the pork with your spice mixture, salt, and maple syrup. Allow to chill for at least 2 hours. Form into patties and fry in a lightly oiled pan over medium high heat until browned and crispy.
  4. If you want to store the sausage for later use, form into patties and put between squares of parchment paper. Transfer to an airtight container or freezer bag and transfer to the freezer.

Notes

  • Recipe makes two pounds of sausage, or eight 4 oz. servings.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 316kcal (16%) Carbohydrates 4g (1%) Protein 19g (38%) Fat 24g (37%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Cholesterol 82mg (27%) Sodium 939mg (39%) Potassium 354mg (8%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 45IU (1%) Vitamin C 0.8mg (1%) Calcium 32mg (3%) Iron 1.3mg (7%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 316 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 316kcal 16%
Carbohydrates 4g 1%
Protein 19g 38%
Fat 24g 37%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Cholesterol 82mg 27%
Sodium 939mg 39%
Potassium 354mg 8%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 45IU 1%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 1%
Calcium 32mg 3%
Iron 1.3mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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