Maple Breakfast Sausage

Homemade breakfast sausage made with ground pork and seasonings. Great cooked in crumbles for biscuits and gravy, or in patties for breakfast sandwiches or eggs benedict. I like to premake a large batch and freeze the patties, then just take out a few the night before.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 229 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon salt
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon anise seed
• 2 ½ pounds ground pork
• 2 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 ½ teaspoons onion powder
• 1 ½ tablespoons chopped fresh sage
• 2 ½ teaspoons fennel seed
• 2 ½ teaspoons red pepper flakes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix pork, maple syrup, sage, salt, fennel seed, red pepper flakes, garlic powder, onion powder, and anise seed in a large bowl until evenly blended. Shape pork into small patties.

Step 2

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; fry patties in batches until pork is browned and no longer pink in the center, 4 to 5 minutes per side.