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Two cooked sausage patties on a plate with scrambled eggs and toast topped with red jam.
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4.86 from 7 votes

Breakfast Sausage Patties

Homemade breakfast sausage patties are flavorful and easy to make. You'll be so happy to know exactly what's going into your breakfast sausage! 
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Breakfast and Brunch
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Author: Rachel Gurk

Ingredients

  • 16 oz. ground pork (see note)
  • ½ cup shredded Granny Smith apple (about 1 medium apple)
  • ¼ cup shredded or finely minced onion (about 1 small yellow onion)
  • ¾ teaspoon dried rubbed sage
  • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons oil or ghee, for frying

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, lightly mix ground pork, apple, onion, sage, salt, and pepper just until combined.
    16 oz. ground pork, ½ cup shredded Granny Smith apple, ¼ cup shredded or finely minced onion, ¾ teaspoon dried rubbed sage, ¾ teaspoon kosher salt, ¼ teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
  • Form into 6 thin patties, about 4 inches in diameter.
  • Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium to medium-low heat. Add oil (or ghee) and sausage patties. Cook the sausages in batches if necessary. Fry sausage patties for 10 to 12 minutes, flipping halfway through cook time. Sausages should reach an internal temperature of 165°F. If they’re browning too quickly on the outside, turn heat down to medium low.
    2 teaspoons oil or ghee, for frying
  • If desired, place on a paper towel-lined plate to soak up excess grease before serving.

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Notes

  • Meat choices: We tested the sausages with ground pork, ground chicken, and ground turkey. They all work well so use whatever you like! The pork sausages are the most moist and flavorful, and we prefer them, but they are all tasty thanks to the apple, onion, and seasonings.
  • Cooking note: All sausages should be cooked until they reach an internal temperature of 165°F. We found that the chicken and turkey sausages take a bit longer to cook than the pork sausages.
  • Air fryer method: Prepare patties as directed. Cook in an air fryer at 400ºF for 10 minutes, flipping halfway through cooking time. You’ll probably have to do this in batches, depending on the size of your air fryer.
  • Apple note: We like the flavor and texture of Granny Smith apples in the sausages but feel free to experiment with different varieties. When you shred the apple using a box grater, most of the peel stays outside the grater. Any peel that makes it into the sausage is not noticeable but if you prefer to peel the apple first, you may do so.
  • Recipe retested and revised 1/2025.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sausage patty | Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 333mg | Potassium: 239mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 12IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg

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