Chef John's Breakfast Sausage Patties recipe

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Ingredients

1 pound coarsely ground pork shoulder
2 teaspoons fennel seeds, or more to taste - lightly crushed
2 teaspoons freshly grated orange zest
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
½ teaspoon dried Italian herb seasoning
⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg

Nutrition Info

159.8 calories
carbohydrate: 0.8 g
cholesterol: 49 mg
fat: 11 g
fiber: 0.5 g
protein: 13.6 g
saturatedFat: 4.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 358.8 mg
sugar: 0.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place pork, fennel seeds, orange zest, salt, black pepper, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, and nutmeg into a bowl and stir very lightly with a fork to combine. Do not overmix. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

  2. Check seasonings before using: Shape about 2 teaspoons sausage into a small patty and fry until brown in a skillet over medium heat. Let cool 1 to 2 minutes and taste for seasoning.

  3. Cover a cutting board with plastic wrap. Divide sausage into 6 equal pieces, roll into a balls, and wrap each ball with plastic wrap. Press flat into patties and discard plastic.

  4. Place a heavy skillet, such as a cast iron skillet, over medium-high heat. Cook patties in hot skillet until meat is no longer pink in the center and the sausage is browned, about 3 minutes per side. Serve immediately.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

This is a simple breakfast sausage in patty form. So easy! The key is to get freshly and coarsely ground pork shoulder from a real live butcher.

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