Coconut Free Whole30 Garlic Chive Pork Breakfast Patties
Mornings get a serious upgrade when breakfast is this savory and satisfying. These pork patties are seasoned with fresh chives, minced garlic, fennel seeds, smoked paprika, and sage — a combination that smells incredible in the pan and tastes even better on the plate. The fennel and smoked paprika do a lot of heavy lifting here, giving the patties that classic breakfast sausage character without any mystery fillers or additives hiding in a store-bought package. Coconut-derived ingredients have a way of sneaking into packaged sausages and seasoning blends, whether as coconut sugar, coconut aminos, or coconut oil — so making your own patties from scratch is genuinely the cleanest route. Every ingredient in this recipe is straightforward and easy to verify, which means you can cook with total confidence. Avocado oil handles the sear beautifully, and the thumb-dimple trick keeps each patty flat and evenly cooked all the way through. Pull them off the heat at 160°F and you've got juicy, golden-crusted patties that are worth waking up early for.
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4 servings
- 1 lb ground pork
- 3 tbsp fresh chives, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp fennel seeds, lightly crushed
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp dried sage
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ¾ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
Instructions
- 1
Combine the ground pork, chives, garlic, fennel seeds, smoked paprika, dried sage, black pepper, salt, and red pepper flakes (if using) in a large mixing bowl. Mix with your hands until the seasonings are evenly distributed throughout the meat, about 30 seconds — stop as soon as the mixture is uniform to avoid overworking.
- 2
Divide the mixture into 8 equal portions and press each into a round patty about 1/2 inch thick. Press a shallow dimple in the center of each patty with your thumb to help them cook flat.
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