Spring is here and Mother’s Day is upon us. A Mother’s Day tradition in many a household is breakfast in bed for mom. Why not make it extra special this year by going that extra mile? Making homemade sausage may seem out of reach to many, but with this simple recipe, you will not only get a more delicious patty, but a healthier one!
Made from simple ingredients. It’s always nice to know exactly what goes into our food and be able to control the quality of what we put in our bodies. These little patties are without casing, which is just one more reason I love them.
These pork breakfast sausages are perfect for freezing and can be ready to go whenever you want to make a special breakfast or just have a quick breakfast ready to go in the morning. I enjoy them along side pancakes, but they go really well with eggs or waffles or whatever your favorite breakfast food is!
Slice up one small onion.
Place it in the food processor… I am using the Pampered Chef Manual Food Processor.
Process onions.
Process until finely minced.
Add some olive oil into small skillet.
Add onions into skillet.
Run a large garlic clove or two smaller ones through a garlic press and add in. This Pampered Chef Garlic Press is fantastic.
Add bacon into skillet.
Brown everything up and remove from heat to allow to cool a bit.
Start with a package of ground pork.
Use your favorite bacon.
Snip through some bacon. These Pampered Chef Sheers are perfect to get this job done!
Prepare your spices.
Add your spices into your meat.
Add in plain bread crumbs.
Add in one egg.
Add in cooled skillet mixture.
Stir together.
Form patties.
You can form regular circular patties… I like a 2″ patty.
Or you can make them into heart-shaped patties for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day or a special anniversary breakfast.
Using a medium skillet, turn burner heat to medium.
Add patties into skillet.
Turn.
Cook all the way through.
Flash freeze the remaining raw patties for a half hour in freezer bag laying them flat and then remove as much air as possible from bag and place back in freezer for storage.
Sausage Patties
Makes 18 2 oz. patties
Ingredients:
1 lbs. ground pork
2 eggs
1 small onion, minced
1/2 cup bread crumbs
5 slices bacon, cut into 1/4″ pieces
2 cloves of garlic, run through press
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. thyme
1/2 tsp. sage
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp. freshly cracked black pepper
1 Tbs. olive oil
Directions:
In a small skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add in onions, bacon and garlic. Saute until golden brown. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
In a medium mixing bowl, add in ground pork, bread crumbs, spices and brown sugar. Stir together. Add in skillet mixture. Form into 2 oz. patties.
Heat a medium skillet and add patties without crowding. Brown patties on both sides (4-5 mins on each side). (Sugar will caramelize as pictured.)
Serve hot, enjoy!
*Recipe can easily be made gluten-free with the replacement of bread crumbs with gluten-free bread crumbs.