Homemade Sausage Three Ways

Homemade Sausage Three Ways - 1 Guiding Stars

Active Time

30 min.

Total Time

2 hours

Servings

4 (127 g)

Pork sausage brings amazing flavor to dishes from a wide variety of cuisines, and it’s especially popular as chorizo or Italian sausage. By choosing lean meats and controlling the amount of added salt, you can enjoy delicious pork sausage as part of a nutritious meal.

Tip: Double or triple the base: it freezes beautifully and packed flat (about ½ inch thick) in a quart-sized freezer bag, it thaws in no time. In fact, you can cut patties directly from the frozen flat sausage and fry them up straight away.

Ingredients

Base Mixture:

1 pound 90% lean ground pork
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. minced garlic
¼ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
Pinch of cumin

Chorizo Seasonings:

1 Tbsp. chopped fresh oregano
4 tsp. minced garlic
¾ tsp. cumin
1 tsp. sweet paprika
¼ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
¼ tsp. cloves
¼ tsp. cayenne (optional)

Sweet Italian Seasonings:

4 tsp. minced garlic
1 Tbsp. parsley
2 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. ground fennel seed
1 tsp. basil
½ tsp. oregano
½ tsp. pepper

Hot Italian Seasonings:

4 tsp. minced garlic
1 Tbsp. parsley
2 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. ground fennel seed
1 tsp. basil
½ tsp. oregano
½ tsp. pepper
¾ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes

Directions

Combine all the ingredients for the base with the seasoning ingredients for your desired sausage variety* in a large bowl. Gently mix the ingredients with your hands or two forks until it’s uniformly mixed.
Cover and refrigerate the mixture to let flavors combine (1-2 hours).
Use in any recipe that calls for sausage, or form into patties and fry up in a dry, nonstick skillet over medium heat until cooked through and lightly browned (4-5 minutes per inch of thickness per side). For thicker patties, test for an internal temperature of at least 165ºF.

*Nutrition Facts Panel and Guiding Stars rating are based on the additions for the Chorizo Seasonings.

Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories 215; Total Fat 11.5g (15% Daily Value); Saturated Fat 4g (21% DV); Trans Fat 0g; Cholesterol 72mg (24% DV); Sodium 355mg (15% DV); Total Carbohydrate 3g (1% DV); Dietary Fiber 1g (3% DV); Total Sugars 0g; Includes 0g Added Sugars (0% DV); Protein 23g; Vitamin D 0% DV; Calcium 4% DV; Iron 10% DV; Potassium 10% DV; Thiamin 90% DV; Niacin 60% DV; Selenium 60% DV.