If you love breakfast, my homemade breakfast sausage patties is a recipe you’re going to love. Being able to control the ingredients makes all the difference in the world, and my homemade sausage patties will take breakfast food to another level of deliciousness.
I love good pork breakfast sausage, but when I can pronounce some of the ingredients in the sausage, it makes me wonder if buying premade sausage is such a good choice.
There are too many preservatives and chemicals in food these days, and that’s why I decided to develop a recipe to make my own homemade sausage patties. After one taste, you’ll never by grocery store sausage again!
For me, it’s all about the breakfast sausage seasonings, and coming up with your own spice blend isn’t difficult. For spicy sausage, you can add more red pepper flakes. For a sweet flavor, add maple syrup or brown sugar. It’s really that easy to adjust the flavor profile to your liking.
Ingredients to make Breakfast Sausage
Let’s start by gathering the ingredients we need to make Homemade Sausage Patties. In Chef Speak, this is called the “Mise en Place,” which translates to “Everything in its Place.”
Not only does setting up your ingredients ahead of time speed up the cooking process, it also helps ensure you have everything you need to make the dish.
Made with simple ingredients
- fresh sage leaves
- fresh thyme leaves
- fennel seeds
- onion powder
- salt
- black pepper
- red pepper flakes level
- fresh ground pork
- maple syrup
How to make Breakfast Sausage Patties
- Add the sage, thyme, fennel seeds, red pepper flakes, onion powder, salt, and black pepper to a small bowl.
- Mix until well blended.
- Add the ground pork, maple syrup, and spice blend to a large bowl.
- Mix until blended, but be careful not to overmix.
- Use a cookie scoop (or your hands) to make 2-ounce portions of the sausage mixture.
- Flatten each portion to make 2 – 2½ inch patties. You should be able to get 16 portions from this recipe.
*If you want to make sausage patties for breakfast sandwiches, make 10 patties instead of 16. This will make 3½ inch patties that will fit nicely on flaky biscuits, an English muffin, hamburger bun, or croissant.
- Add the vegetable oil to a large skillet and place it over medium heat. When the pan is hot, add sausage patties.
- Cook the sausage until browned, 3-4 minutes per side. Or until the internal temperature has reached at least 165 degrees F.
*Don’t overcrowd the pan; cook them in a single layer and leave a little room between the patties. If you have a cast iron skillet, that will add more color to the appearance of the sausage patties.
My easy recipe for breakfast sausage is a game changer. Make a large batch of these delicious sausage patties and freeze them in an airtight container; that way, you’ll have them whenever you’re in the mood for a hearty breakfast.
Recipe FAQ’s
Breakfast sausage traditionally gets its flavor from sage, thyme, and fennel. You can also add red pepper flakes for heat and maple syrup for sweetness. Other spices like garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, and salt will add to the flavor profile.
You can definitely cook breakfast sausage in the oven. The only difference will be in the color on the outside of the sausage patties. Oven-baked sausage will have a more even color without the crisp burnt edges pan-fried sausage gets. Either way, you cook them, make sure the sausage reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the frozen cooked sausage patties on a baking sheet and place them on the center rack of the preheated oven and cook for 15-20 minutes until an internal temperature of 165 degrees F has been reached.
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Homemade Breakfast Sausage Patties
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoon fresh sage leaves finely chopped – may substitute 1 teaspoon dried sage
- 2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves finely chopped – may substitute 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 ½ teaspoon fennel seeds crushed
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes optional – more or less depending upon your heat comfort level
- 2 pounds ground pork
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil more if needed to cook sausage
Instructions
- Add the sage, thyme, fennel seeds, red pepper flakes, onion powder, salt, and black pepper to a small bowl. Mix until well blended.
- Add the ground pork, maple syrup, and seasonings to a large bowl. Mix until blended, but be careful not to overmix.
- Using a cookie scoop or your hand to make 2-ounce portions of the sausage mixture. Flatten each portion to make 2 – 2½ inch patties. You should be able to get 16 portions from this recipe. *If you want to make sausage patties for breakfast sandwiches, make 10 patties instead of 16. This will make 3½ inch patties that will fit nicely on a biscuit, muffin, bun, or croissant.
- Add the vegetable oil to a large skillet and place over medium heat. When the pan is hot, add sausage patties and cook until browned, 3-4 minutes per side or until an internal temperature of 165 degrees F is reached.I would do this in two batches, so you don't overcrowd the pan. If you have a cast iron skillet that will add more color to the appearance of the sausage patties.
Elaine Birkhimer says
how do I make this into italian sausage patties
Chef Dennis Littley says
It’s an entirely different set of seasonings. I haven’t made Italian sausage, and I’d have to test it to tell you what to add.
Melissa C says
This is really good. Thank you for sharing! I may add a smokey spice next time like a smoked paprika. But I like this! Thank you!
Chef Dennis Littley says
Smoked paprika would add a nice smoky flavor to the sausage
Tiffany Williams says
Tried this recipe yesterday morning with some leftover ground deer meat I had thawed & needed to use, it turned out delicious! My son said it’s the BEST break sausage he’d ever tasted. : l thanks so much for sharing this recipe!
Chef Dennis Littley says
Thanks for letting me know you used deer meat to make the sausage and it came out well! I hope you find more recipes on my website to try.
Ralph says
hello Dennis, this recipe sounds really good can’t wait to try it. Can you freeze the uncooked patties?
Chef Dennis Littley says
Yes you can freeze the uncooked patties.