Artificial Flavors Free Herb & Ginger Mini Sausage Patties
These little patties prove that real, whole ingredients can do all the heavy lifting when it comes to flavor. Fresh sage, thyme, and parsley bring genuine herbal brightness, while grated ginger and a touch of Ceylon cinnamon add warmth that no lab-made flavoring could convincingly replicate. Ground turmeric gives the pork a gorgeous golden hue from the inside out — no color additives needed. Every ingredient in the bowl is something you can actually picture growing in a garden or sitting on a spice shelf, which makes these a genuinely clean option for anyone trying to avoid synthetic flavor compounds hiding in store-bought breakfast sausage. The technique is simple: mix, shape, and sear in coconut oil until each patty builds a deep, caramelized crust that locks in all that aromatic goodness. They come together quickly and are just as good alongside scrambled eggs as they are tucked into a biscuit or served as a protein-packed snack any time of day.
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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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