Breakfast Sausage

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Sausage: A Beautiful Grind

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (51)

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Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
2 pounds or 16 (2-inch) patties

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: 1 hr 0 min
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 1 hr 45 min

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Ingredients

2 pounds pork butt (2 1/2 pounds with bone), diced into 1/4-inch pieces
1/2 pound fat back, diced into 1/4-inch pieces
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh sage leaves
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme leaves
1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Special equipment: meat grinder

Directions

Combine diced pork with all other ingredients and chill for 1 hour. Using the fine blade of a grinder, grind the pork. Form into 1-inch rounds. Refrigerate and use within 1 week or freeze for up to 3 months. For immediate use, saute patties over medium-low heat in a non-stick pan. Saute until brown and cooked through, approximately 10 to 15 minutes.

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bob west peoria, IL 03-20-2010
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Truely, Good Eats
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe is excellent, I do switch out the rosemary with marjoram, but that's just my preference, I buy a whole 10 lb.... pork butt, throw it in the freezer for an hour or two, then slice into strips and run it through my meat grinder attachment on my kitchen aid then mix the seasoning in 2.5 lb. batches then grind again, weigh, package, vacuum seal, and freeze. Quick, easy, delicious, and of course, GOOD EATS..... Read more
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jake austin, TX 03-12-2010
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you've got to be kidding.....
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

alton, i am usually with you on a whole lot of things/recipes but sweet jeesus, this stuff is horrid. maybe it's just yankee... sausage but i can tell you for sure, this isn't how it's ever been spiced in the south..... too mush sage, too much thyme,... and rosemary for christ sakes????, that's like cooking pintos in spaghetti sauce and calling it chili.... but that's another letter..... jakeRead more
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Colleen Santa Ana, CA 03-03-2010
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Amazing! Sausage for the discerning masses!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

When I tell my family I made sausage, their first question was "Where did you find casings?" Until I came across this recipe,... it had never occurred to me that sausage could be EASY to make and really doesn't require stuffing into porcine intestines. Not many people have meat grinders on hand, but many have a stand mixer for which a grinder attachment is available and easy to store. It's worth the investment to get better quality ground meats and for making killer sausage! Living on the left coast, the ingredient that was hardest to find was the fatback. I finally tracked it down at a gourmet market that caters to British expatriates. It was frozen and in a 4-lb. block, but I figured I could make 4 batches and freeze the rest (I got one batch done before hubby threw out what he thought was scraps/trash, so I should probably consider a padlock for the chill chest). I asked the butcher to slice the pork butt into 1/4" slices to simplify my dicing operation (I don't have a band saw in the kitchen yet). Nonetheless, all the slicing and dicing was somewhat labor-intensive and time consuming. But the sausage does freeze well and is so, so, so worth the effort. We are spice wimps so I omitted the pepper and probably could have used a lighter touch on the sage, but nonetheless, the results were EXCELLENT! And just this morning, I did a test drive on AB's Southern Biscuits. Sweet heaven! Next comes the Sawmill Gravy and I'll never haunt truck stops again!Read more
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Tina Allendale, MI 12-25-2009
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turned boring into AMAZING!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Okay, my husband LOVES sausage gravy and biscuits! I bought bulk pork sausage for Christmas morning. I started cooking the... sausage and it smelled totally unseasoned so I searched for a breakfast sausage recipe and LUCKILY stumbled onto this one! : ) I can not believe how awesome this recipe is... I just made the MOST AMAZING gravy for my husband and children! I don't think that I will EVER buy Bob Evan's or Jimmy Dean's again! Thank you Alton! I'm one happy cook right now. Actually, I'm one happy eater! Read more
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John Liberty Hill , TX 11-17-2009
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Amazing!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Okay I added a little venison a one to one ratio, and followed the instructions exactly. This is a great recipe and would... recommend it to anyone. If your concerned about spice just don't add as much hot peppers, so the little kids can enjoy also.. Read more
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Cheryl Graham, WA 11-13-2009
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Fabulous!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Bought 50 lbs 80% pork to make this.... Ground it up over time.... Some of the pork I did with this recipe... With some of it... for fun I added some blackberries.... Can't taste the blackberries.... more vitamines... This is one of the best recipes I have tasted... A refreshing change... Thanks!Read more