Carrageenan Free Whole30 Smoky Paprika Pork Breakfast Patties
Smoky, savory, and packed with bold spice, these breakfast patties are the kind of morning protein that actually makes you want to get out of bed. Smoked paprika and crushed fennel seeds do the heavy lifting here, giving each patty that deep, almost sausage-shop flavor without any fillers, binders, or additives lurking in the mix. That matters because many store-bought breakfast sausages rely on processed ingredients — including thickeners and stabilizers like carrageenan — to hold their shape and extend shelf life. Here, the only binder is the pork itself, shaped by hand and cooked in avocado oil until each side is a gorgeous, crackling golden brown. The thumb-dimple trick keeps them flat and even in the pan, so you get consistent browning all the way through rather than a puffed-up center. A hit of garlic powder, onion powder, dried sage, and optional red pepper flakes rounds out the flavor into something that tastes far more complex than a short ingredient list has any right to produce. Meal prep a batch, reheat through the week, and breakfast suddenly feels like something worth planning around.
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4 servings
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 ½ tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp fennel seeds, lightly crushed
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp dried sage
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
Instructions
- 1
Combine the ground pork, smoked paprika, fennel seeds, garlic powder, onion powder, dried sage, black pepper, red pepper flakes (if using), and salt in a large mixing bowl. Mix with your hands until the spices 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 3 inches wide and 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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