Homemade Breakfast Sausage Recipe

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I originally made this recipe with diced pieces of pastured Boston butt, mainly because I had an awesome (and somewhat scary looking) old fashioned metal meat grinder that a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. However, 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.

Homemade Breakfast Sausage Recipe

Homemade breakfast sausage with spices, herbs, and salt.

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Calories 237kcal

Author Katie Wells

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Servings

16

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Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground pork
• 1 TBSP Himalayan salt (or sea salt)
• 2 tsp black pepper
• 2 tsp fresh sage leaves  (finely chopped, or 1 tsp dried sage)
• 1 tsp dried fennel (crushed)
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp dried rosemary
• 1 tsp fresh thyme (or ½ tsp dried thyme)
• 1 dash cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1 dash cloves (optional)

Instructions

• If grinding yourself, grind meat with the finest blade of the grinder.
• Combine ground pork with all other ingredients and mix well.
• Form into 16 one-inch patties.
• Store in the refriferator or freezer until ready to use.
• To cook, heat in skillet over medium heat for 5-7 minutes per side until cooked through.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Homemade Breakfast Sausage Recipe

Amount Per Serving (2 patties)

Calories 237 Calories from Fat 148

% Daily Value*

Fat 16.4g25%

Saturated Fat 6.1g38%

Cholesterol 74mg25%

Sodium 233mg10%

Carbohydrates 1g0%

Fiber 0.5g2%

Sugar 0.1g0%

Protein 20.3g41%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Notes

To freeze individual patties:

1. Form patties
2. Lay on wax-paper lined baking sheet
3. Freeze until firm
4. Store in a sealed container in the freezer until ready to use

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