The perfect morning treat, this Homemade Breakfast Sausage is full of flavor. Serve it alongside your favorite breakfast sides, in sandwiches, bakes and more.
Place the ground pork, garlic, brown sugar, sage, thyme, salt, pepper, pepper flakes, poultry seasoning, and paprika in a large bowl. Mix until combined. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least one hour. Overnight is best if you have the time.
1 ½ pounds ground pork, 4 cloves garlic, 2 tablespoons light brown sugar, 1 ½ tablespoons finely chopped fresh sage, 1 ½ tablespoons finely chopped fresh thyme, 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper, ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, ½ teaspoon poultry seasoning, ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
Portion the sausage into 12 equal pieces and form into patties.
Place a large skillet over medium heat. Brown the sausage on each side for about 4-5 minutes until an internal temperature reaches 165°F. Serve immediately.
Video
Notes
Make sure your sausage is cooked through until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
This recipe can be doubled.
This can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
If you want to use ground herbs you can, just use 1 & 1/4 teaspoons of ground in place of the fresh.
This can be used in other dishes, see above on how to do that.
Swap out your spices if you want to flavor this differently.
Make sure to not add oil to your pan for this recipe, there is enough fat in the pork that it will not stick.