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Prep time
40 minutes
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Makes
approximately 24 patties
Author Notes
These are a treat of one-bowl preparation. They can be eaten as Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner. —LeBec Fin
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Ingredients
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3 pounds
pork shoulder, cut in 1/3's and each lb. cut into chunks
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2 1/2 teaspoons
minced fresh Sage leaves
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1/2 tablespoon
Ground Allspice
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3/4 teaspoon
Crushed Fennel
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1/2 teaspoon
Freshly Ground Black Pepper
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1/2-1 teaspoons
Kosher or Sea Salt
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1/2 tablespoon
Sweet Hungarian Paprika
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1/2 tablespoon
Dried Thyme, rubbed between your palms
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1/2 tablespoon
Garlic Powder
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1/4 cup
Maple Syrup grade B
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1 cup
Minced Granny Smith Apple [or other very tart apple]
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full 1/3 cups
optional minced Chinese Celery thin stems, no leaves [NOT regular celery]
Directions
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Combine sage through garlic powder; keep shaking and stirring to combine well. Put 1/3 of this spice mixture into a container. Repeat two more times.
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Place chunks of 1 lb. pork into a food processor with a cutting blade. Sprinkle with spice mixture and 1/3 of the maple syrup. In quick pulses, pulse mixture 20 times. Texture should not be ground pork but something just slightly rougher, and with no discernable chunks.
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Repeat twice for 2 next pork batches. Add all processed pork to bowl, stirring in minced apple and optional Chinese Celery.
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Form pork into 1/3 cup patties, 2 1/2" wide.Place patties side by side on wax paper. Freeze and transfer to zip-loc bags. When ready to eat, sautee frozen or defrosted patties in a non-stick skillet [that just fits them] , set on medium heat, flipping halfway, for 4-5 minutes, 'til still slightly pink inside. Serve.
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