Barley Free Herb & Ginger Breakfast Sausage Links
Homemade breakfast sausage is one of those small-effort, big-reward kitchen projects, and this version is genuinely hard to stop eating. Ground pork gets loaded with fresh sage, thyme, rosemary, and grated ginger, then rounded out with a whisper of Ceylon cinnamon, turmeric, apple cider vinegar, and a touch of maple syrup — it's savory, warmly spiced, and just barely sweet in the best possible way. Store-bought sausage links are notorious for sneaking in fillers and grain-based binders that can be a real problem if you're avoiding barley, but here every single ingredient is clean and straightforward with zero hidden grain content to worry about. Coconut oil gives the links a gorgeous golden sear, and that 30-minute chill in the fridge before cooking makes a noticeable difference — the links hold their shape beautifully and the flavors knit together in a way that tastes like they've been marinating for hours. Rolling them by hand takes only a few minutes, and the payoff is a skillet full of crispy, fragrant links that smell absolutely incredible. Serve them straight from the pan alongside eggs, tucked into a breakfast wrap, or honestly just on their own — they disappear fast either way.
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4 servings
- 1 lb ground pork
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- 1 tbsp fresh sage, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
- 1 tbsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
- ¼ tsp ground ceylon cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
Instructions
- 1
Combine the ground pork, garlic, ginger, sage, thyme, rosemary, Ceylon cinnamon, turmeric, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Mix with your hands until the seasonings are evenly distributed throughout the meat, about 1 minute — do not overwork.
- 2
Divide the mixture into 12 equal portions (about 1.3 oz each). Roll each portion between your palms into a compact log shape roughly 3 inches long and 1 inch wide, pressing firmly so the links hold together.
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