Artificial Flavors Free Herb & Ginger Breakfast Sausage Patties
Store-bought breakfast sausage is one of those products where the ingredient list can spiral fast — natural flavors, artificial flavors, and mystery seasonings that have no business being in your morning meal. These patties keep things refreshingly honest, built entirely from ground pork and a lineup of fresh herbs and warm spices you can see and smell before they ever hit the pan. Fresh sage, thyme, and rosemary do the heavy lifting on flavor, while grated ginger and a pinch of Ceylon cinnamon add a subtle warmth that makes these taste genuinely special rather than just "homemade." The ground turmeric gives each patty a gorgeous golden hue that looks almost too good for a weekday breakfast. Coconut oil gets the sear going in a hot skillet, and within about ten minutes you've got deeply browned, juicy patties with crispy edges that hold their own against anything from the freezer aisle. Mixing by hand and not overworking the meat is the small technique that keeps the texture tender instead of dense — a detail that really pays off on the plate. Once you know exactly what's in your breakfast sausage, it's hard to go back.
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4 servings
- 1 lb ground pork
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
- 1 tbsp fresh sage, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
- 1 tbsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- ¼ tsp ceylon cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
Instructions
- 1
In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground pork, garlic, ginger, sage, thyme, rosemary, turmeric, Ceylon cinnamon, and salt. Mix with your hands until the seasonings are evenly distributed throughout the meat, about 1 minute — do not overwork.
- 2
Divide the mixture into 8 equal portions and press each into a round patty about 1/2 inch thick.
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