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Breakfast Sausage

Whether you are making a holiday breakfast or brunch or a special family morning meal, you will find that your guests will rave over homemade sausages.

Yields 6 servings; serving size 4½ ounces each patty

Calories: 273

Protein: 20.42 grams

Carbohydrates: 0.65 grams

Sugar: 0 grams

Fat: 20.6 grams

1 pound lean ground pork

½ pound ground veal

¼ pound ground sirloin or chuck

2 tablespoons fresh shredded sage leaves or 1 tablespoon dried sage

¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

¼ teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon Splenda Brown

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon fine sea salt

1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

2 tablespoons canola or peanut oil

  • Thoroughly mix all of the ingredients except for the canola oil. Form the meat and seasonings into patties. Heat the oil over medium heat and fry the sausages for about 4 minutes per side.

Homemade Sausage

You can vary the meats you use to make your sausage, but pork is a traditional staple. You can change the spices, using more or less cloves or nutmeg or adding a pinch of cinnamon. You can also make the sausage even more savory by adding some onion and fresh garlic.

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