Breakfast Maple Sausage Recipe

Try this great recipe and you'll never want to buy breakfast sausage from a store again! An all-time favorite at breakfast time, fresh breakfast sausage is a highly seasoned type of pork sausage that is not cured or smoked.

Homemade Breakfast Maple Sausage Ingredients:

• 3 pounds lean pork butt or shoulder
• 1 small onion, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
• 1 tablespoon kosher or coarse salt
• 2 teaspoons dried sage
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (fine grind)
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons milk

Homemade Breakfast Maple Sausage Instructions

• Hand-trim fat from the outside of meat to your desired fat preference.
• Grind the meat with a fine grinding plate.
• After grinding, add the sausage seasonings to the meat and blend by hand or use a meat mixer. Be sure to mix thoroughly to ensure the ingredients are spread evenly throughout the meat.
• Stuff by hand or by using a sausage stuffer or sausage stuffing attachment for an electric meat-grinder. (Note: do NOT use the blade in meat-grinder when stuffing and it is best to use a stuffing (bean) plate). If you wish, You can also form patties without casings.