Name: Homemade Breakfast Sausage
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 2 pounds of ground pork (or two pounds of Boston Butt, finely ground); 1 tablespoon Himalayan Salt or Sea Salt (I like this brand); 2 teaspoons ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh sage leaves or 1 teaspoon of dried ground sage; 1 teaspoon dried fennel, crushed; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves; 1 teaspoon fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves; Optional: A dash of cayenne pepper and cloves (about 1/8 tsp of each)

Breakfast sausage is a favorite food of the men (including the little ones) in our home. I love it too, but don’t love that many store-bought breakfast sausages have nitrates or nitrites and other preservatives and flavors added.

When a local farmer started selling pastured pork, I decided to figure out a recipe for homemade breakfast sausage. This recipe can actually be made with beef for those who don’t like pork, though the taste will be a little different.

I originally made this recipe with diced pieces of pastured Boston butt, mainly because I had an awesome (and somewhat scary-looking) old fashioned metal meat grinder that a relative gave us. I soon realized, after spending much cleaning time on said scary meat grinder, that this made the process more time consuming. I now just buy ground (pastured) pork for this recipe, but if you also have a scary meat grinder and the patience to clean it, I highly recommend that option as well.

I pre-make this in two-pound (or larger) batches and refrigerate or freeze for quick breakfasts. The patties turned out pretty light in the picture but are typically darker and have more visible spices.

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Homemade Breakfast Sausage

Prep 10 mins

Cook 20 mins

Total 30 mins

Author Wellness Mama

Yield 16

Homemade breakfast sausage with spices, herbs and salt.

Ingredients

2 pounds of ground pork (or two pounds of Boston Butt, finely ground)
1 tablespoon Himalayan Salt or Sea Salt (I like this brand)
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh sage leaves or 1 teaspoon of dried ground sage
1 teaspoon dried fennel, crushed
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves
1 teaspoon fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
Optional: A dash of cayenne pepper and cloves (about 1/8 tsp of each)

Instructions

Grind meat with the finest blade of the grinder (if grinding yourself).
Combine ground pork with other ingredients and mix well.
Form in to 16 one-inch patties.
Store in the fridge or freezer until ready to use.
To cook: Heat in skillet over medium heat for 5-7 minutes per side until cooked through.

Courses Breakfast

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