Homemade Breakfast Sausage

Aroostook's Note:

This recipe makes 9 pounds of sausage. Feel free to change any ingredients to suit your own taste. When checking for spice, place a small amount in the microwave, cook through and then taste.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 9 pounds

• 2 teaspoons dried sage
• 3 tablespoons salt
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• ½ teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• ¾ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• 9 lbs ground pork butt

Directions:

1. Combine the sage, salt, black pepper, marjoram, brown sugar, crushed red pepper and cloves.
2. Mix well.
3. Place the pork in a large bowl and add the mixed spices to it.
4. Mix well with your hands and form into 9 oblong rolls.
5. Wrap well in plastic wrap and chill.
6. (Freeze any that you aren't going to use within a week. Freezes up to three months) Slice off patties and cook as you normally would sausage.

Reviews

[Captain_67]

WOW ! One person DOUBLED the seasoning & one thinks that NINE TEASPOONS OF SALT IS GOOD FOR ONLY 2 POUNDS OF MEAT ? If you read the recipe you will see that there is about 1 teaspoon of salt per pound of meat. I know butcher shops that use half that much.

[Chef #771557]

not even close.........your seasonine is for about 2lbs of meat not 9.......

[Elisa72]

This is very good! I used lean beef as we have to watch the fat content, and doubled the seasonings. I think it would have been too bland just as written, but that might be personal preference.