Bacon-Molasses Breakfast Sausage

Bacon-Molasses Breakfast Sausage

Info

Rating
Calories
276.0
Protein
13.0
Sodium
459.0
Fat
23.0

Description

MAKING BREAKFAST SAUSAGE is an old family tradition for us. My grandpa's family used to raise their own hogs, and when it came time for butchering day, they made sure that nothing went to waste. All parts of the animal were used—for hams, bacon, lard, and sausage. My grandpa was in charge of making the breakfast sausage—a tradition he passed on to us.

Ingredients

8 ounces ground pork
4 ounces bacon, finely chopped
1 teaspoon molasses
1 teaspoon smoked paprika (pimentón)
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon dried sage
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

  1. Stir together the pork, bacon, molasses, smoked paprika, brown sugar, salt, sage, and black pepper until well combined.
  2. Heat up a skillet over medium heat and cook a small spoonful of the sausage for a couple of minutes on each side. Taste and adjust the seasonings, if necessary.
  3. Once you're satisfied with the flavor balance, refrigerate the mixture for an hour for the flavors to come together. To cook the sausage, form it into 2-inch-wide, 1/4-inch-thick patties and fry over medium-high heat until both sides are brown and crisp, 5 minutes per side.
  4. The sausage will keep in the refrigerator for a week uncooked, and it can also be frozen uncooked for 3 months.

Tags

    Breakfast Brunch Bacon Molasses Sugar Conscious Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
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