Breakfast Sausage

By mrslarkin • March 13, 2010 • 4 Comments

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Author Notes: And today's stove-top meal is...Breakfast Sausage - it's what's for dinner (well, tonight, anyways.) I recently bought a jar of juniper berries in hopes of using them in something fabulous (homemade gin, anyone?) Had a pound of Berkshire pork in the freezer, and a hankerin' for some sausage, so....this is the result. - mrslarkin

Makes eight 2-ounce patties

1 pound ground pork
1 garlic clove, minced
2 - 3 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves stripped
20 coriander seeds
1/4 teaspoon anise seeds
12 juniper berries
1 teaspoon sea salt
fresh cracked black pepper

In a spice grinder or mortar and pestle, grind the garlic, thyme, coriander seeds, anise seeds and juniper berries.
Combine pork with salt, pepper and spices.
Chill for 1 hour.
Form pork into eight 2-ounce patties. In a non-stick pan, saute sausage patties over medium-low heat until nicely brown, about 5 minutes per side.
Serve with some smashed taters, hash browns, or my Spinach and Potato Tortilla. Grits would be nice, too. Or make a kick-ass biscuit sangwidge with some scrambled egg and cheese.

Tags: brunch, Easy