I have made my own breakfast sausage many times using ground pork (for pork sausage), ground beef (for beef sausage), ground venison, ground chicken, and ground turkey (for chicken or turkey sausage). I have even done a 1/2 and 1/2 mix with beef and pork, beef and venison, or chicken (or turkey) and pork. They all come out tasty and much cheaper than buying name-brand sausages filled with MSG and other unhealthy additives. Once you see how easy this is to make you’ll wonder why you haven’t tried this before.
Homemade Breakfast Sausage
Ingredients:
1.5 lbs. ground pork, venison, beef, turkey, or chicken (can use any ground meat of your liking)
1 tsp. Salt (I like sea or Real Salt)
1 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. ground sage
1 tsp. regular or smoked paprika
2 tsp. brown sugar (or Maple Syrup- see note below)
3/4 tsp. thyme
½ tsp. garlic powder
½ tsp. ground fennel seed (optional)
1/4 tsp. marjoram
1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes (use more to make it spicy if you’d like)
1 Tbsp. olive oil (if using only venison, chicken, or turkey)
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. The flavors blend in better if you make this a few hours ahead of time. After mixing in a bowl, cover and chill (or refrigerate it overnight) before cooking. When ready to cook, shape into 8-9 patties and cook in a heated skillet with a little olive oil (if using chicken or turkey) about 4-5 minutes per side or until done. Serve with your breakfast, or freeze cooked sausage in Ziploc bags for later use. These are good with biscuits!
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This sounds and looks delicious! However in Germany we would never eat it for breakfast but rather for lunch or dinner.
I like that there is ground fennel in the recipe. My Italian grandma always used ground fennel while it is not so common in Germany.
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It’s so interesting the difference in various cultures. Here in the U.S. it is common for breakfast in homes or restaurants to have sausage, ham, or bacon as a protein alongside eggs, toast (or pancakes or waffles), hash browns or grits.
I personally don’t serve a big meal each morning like that on a daily basis. It’s more of a end of the week (weekend) thing because the week days are for basic and quick meals. Think a bowl of oatmeal or cereal with fruit.
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I think the Americans have kept the English tradition of hearty breakfasts.
My kids and me eat bread, butter and honey/jam and fruit while my husband prefers sliced cheese and cold cuts on his bread. Sometimes we have toast or rolls and on the weekends sometimes a boiled egg. And of course the kids may eat cereal with milk, if they like. But it’s not a favorite at the moment.
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Yes, we seem to have kept the English tradition in some form 🙂
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Wowww! They look sooo good!
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Thank you!
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