Asian Spiced Breakfast Sausages
Servings: 8 Sausage patties
Calories: 265kcal
EASY - An easy, make ahead breakfast option. More flavorful than storebought breakfast sausages and a great breakfast protein source. US based cup, teaspoon, tablespoon measurements. Common Measurement Conversions. Weight measurements are recommended for accurate results.
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ lb ground pork or ground chicken Ground meat with some fat is preferred. Lean meat wil make the sausage dry.
Spice Paste
- ½ tsp Schezuan peppercorns or ½ tsp whole black peppercorn, freshly ground. OR five spice.
- 1 - 2 tsp chili flakes / crushed red pepper Adjust to your spice tolerance level
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 inch ginger about 5 - 8 g, chopped
- 3-4 green onions ends trimmed and sliced
- ½ tbsp brown sugar or palm sugar
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 - 3 tbsp oil
- Oil for pan frying
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients (except for the ground pork) in a spice grinder and pulse until you get a smooth spice paste.½ tsp Schezuan peppercorns, 1 - 2 tsp chili flakes / crushed red pepper, 4 cloves garlic, 1 inch ginger, 3-4 green onions, ½ tbsp brown sugar, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 - 3 tbsp oil
- Add the spice paste to the ground pork. Mix well to incorporate the spices into the meat. To get the right texture, stir the pork mince in one direction vigrously, This will make the meat a little sticky. Alternatively, you can place the met in a food processor and add the spice mix and process the meat to mix the spices, and get the sticky texture.1 ½ lb ground pork or ground chicken
- Optional - let the meat marinate (in a covered bowl) for about an hour (or overnight in the fridge)
- Using a scoop, portion out 6 - 8 servings of the ground meat. Using wet hands, shape the ground meat into a patty.
- Heat up an oiled non-stick pan on medium or medium high heat to cook the patties. Or heat up the grill to medium or medium high heat.Oil for pan frying
- Grill the sausage patties 4 - 5 minutes per side, until they are golden brown and cooked through in the middle. Make sure to adjust the heat so that the patties will burn on the outside, leaving the center raw. Leave cooked sausages in the oven to keep them warm, if you're serving them soon.
- FREEZE FOR LATER - wrap the cooked and cooled down sausage patties with freezer paper or parchment paper and freeze in resealable bags. Heat in the microwave for a couple of minutes (until hot), when you're ready to eat. Enjoy!
Notes
A note about szechuan peppercorns
This spice has a numbing effect and is a very notable flavor. If you are not used to it, then I recommend using half the amount. If you do not have this spice, you can use 5 spice or black peppercorn instead. 5 spice will change the flavor profile of the sausages, as it has many spices.Nutrition
Serving: 1sausage patty | Calories: 265kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 300mg | Potassium: 280mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 52IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg