Almond Free Herb & Ginger Mini Sausage Patties
These little patties pack a serious punch of flavor, layered with fresh sage, thyme, parsley, ginger, and a warm hint of Ceylon cinnamon and turmeric running through every bite. The combination of aromatics and ground pork creates something that feels far more special than your average breakfast sausage, without requiring any complicated technique or hard-to-find equipment. Everything comes together in one bowl with your hands, then gets seared in coconut oil until deeply golden and irresistible on the outside while staying juicy in the middle. For anyone navigating tree nut concerns, these patties are a genuinely stress-free option — the ingredient list is clean, straightforward, and built entirely around fresh herbs, spices, and quality pork with no hidden surprises. Store-bought sausage can be a minefield of ambiguous seasonings and shared-facility warnings, so making your own at home puts you fully in control of what goes into the pan. Cooking them in two batches ensures each patty gets proper contact with the skillet and that gorgeous caramelized crust rather than steaming in a crowd. They're fantastic straight off the pan, and the ginger and turmeric give them a brightness that makes them feel just as at home alongside a grain bowl or roasted vegetables as they do next to scrambled eggs.
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4 servings
- 1 lb ground pork
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- ¼ tsp ceylon cinnamon
- 1 tbsp fresh sage, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
Instructions
- 1
Combine the ground pork, garlic, ginger, turmeric, Ceylon cinnamon, sage, thyme, parsley, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Mix with your hands until the seasonings are evenly distributed throughout the meat, about 1 minute — stop as soon as the mixture is uniform.
- 2
Divide the mixture into 12 equal portions (about 1.3 oz / 37g each) and press each into a flat round patty roughly 2 inches wide and 1/2 inch thick.
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