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This Homemade Breakfast Sausage is a quick and delicious way to spice up your breakfast game! With just a few simple ingredients and three easy steps, this recipe becomes an instant family favorite.
Homemade Breakfast Sausage
When you say breakfast, some like it sweet, some like it savory. I’m more of a sweet breakfast kind of gal, but I do love a well prepped savory brekkie now and then. And these breakfast sausages are perfect for such a breakfast. They’re super easy to put together, and they’re so delicious, especially with a touch of maple syrup in them, because I am Canadian, after all.
- Easy Steps to Follow
- Simple Ingredients
- Classic Family Favorite
With just a handful of staple ingredients you have hanging around in your pantry, these sausages are ready in just a few minutes. Plus, they’re so easy to make, you can get the kiddos in on all the fun!
Ingredient Notes
- Pork – You’ll need ground pork, you can use lean or some with a bit fat to it. The fattier it is, the juicier the sausages are. You can also mix in other ground meats like lean beef, chicken, or turkey.
- Savory spices – Dried thyme, rosemary and sage, combined with ground nutmeg, salt and pepper are the ultimate spices that will make your breakfast sausage taste amazing.
- Sweet ingredients – Brown sugar and maple syrup to bring some extra flavor to the recipe.
- Oil – To cook the sausages. Canola, sunflower, safflower, or avocado oils will work too.
How to Make Homemade Breakfast Sausages
- Mix all ingredients. In a large bowl, combine the ground pork with the thyme, rosemary, sage, brown sugar, salt, pepper, nutmeg and maple syrup. Mix well.
- Shape your patties. Shape into 16 equal size patties, about ¼ cup per patty, and flatten so that each patty is about 2½ to 3 inch in diameter.
- Cook the patties. Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add sausage patties and cook for 2 to 3 minutes per side or until browned.
FAQ’s and Expert Tips
FAQ’s
Frequently Asked Questions
If I don’t like the sweetness, can I omit the maple syrup?
If you find the flavor to be too sweet, you can definitely omit it and use the rest of the ingredients as they are.
Can I make these in the air fryer instead?
Definitely! You can add a single layer of sausage patties at once and cook them at 350 degrees F in your air fryer for about 12-15 minutes or until cooked through and browned on the outside.
Can I use any other kind of ground meat?
The traditional recipe uses only ground pork that works really well with the rest of the ingredients, but you can definitely try it with ground turkey, chicken or ground beef as well.
Expert Tips
- Instead of patties, you can also shape these as long sausages.
- Use different meat, such as ground beef, turkey or chicken. You can even combine different meats.
- Patties can be pan-fried, air fried or baked, but the best flavor and most traditional way is to have them fried in the pan, on the stove in vegetable oil.
Leftovers
Fridge
If you have any leftovers, you can keep them in the fridge for 4-5 days in an airtight container.
Freezer
Patties are easy to freeze in zippered bags with the date labeled on the outside and they will last in the freezer for about 2 months.
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Homemade Breakfast Sausage
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1½ pounds ground pork
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon dried rosemary
- ½ teaspoon dried sage
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients. In a large bowl, combine the ground pork with the thyme, rosemary, sage, brown sugar, salt, pepper, nutmeg and maple syrup. Mix well.
- Shape your patties. Shape into 16 equal size patties, about ¼ cup per patty, and flatten so that each patty is about 2½ to 3 inch in diameter.
- Cook the patties. Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add sausage patties and cook for 2 to 3 minutes per side or until browned.
Tips & Notes:
- Instead of patties, you can also shape these as long sausages.
- Use different meat, such as ground beef, turkey or chicken. You can even combine different meats.
- Patties can be pan-fried, air fried or baked, but the best flavor and most traditional way is to have them fried in the pan, on the stove in vegetable oil.
- If you have any leftovers, you can keep them in the fridge for 4-5 days in an airtight container.
- Patties are easy to freeze in zippered bags with the date labeled on the outside and they will last in the freezer for about 2 months.
