When you feel like a heartier breakfast than usual, sage breakfast sausage patties fit the bill, served along with the customary Saturday morning griddle cakes and maple syrup. A delightful harmony of flavors!
The following dry mix recipe seasons 1.25 pounds of ground turkey, preferably Jennie-O brand:
Sage Breakfast Sausage Seasoning Mix
1 tsp. salt
.75 tsp. pepper
.5 tsp. dried ground sage
.5 tsp. dried thyme leaves
.125 tsp. dried rosemary (that's 1/8 tsp. for those of you in Rio Linda)
1.5 tsp. brown sugar
.25 tsp. ground nutmeg
.25 tsp. ground cayenne
.25 tsp. red pepper flakes
Pulse all ingredients in a coffee grinder until combined and ground, then stir into the ground meat using ye olde potato masher in a large mixing bowl.
Form into small patties using a form or by hand and fry in a cast iron skillet in a little canola oil, four minutes on a side.
Makes about six patties, which can easily be halved for twelve servings. Freeze the leftovers.
