Recipe: Turkey Breakfast Sausage

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Turkey Breakfast Sausage
Newsgroup post by Jennifer Freeman

I adjust the seasonings to taste. I tend to like spicy things. Even so, this recipe is not *hot* spicy. Fool around with the seasonings to suit your own taste. I don't think you can really go wrong.

Makes: 20-24 patties

2 pounds lean ground turkey
1 egg
2 tablespoons onion powder or dried onion flakes
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon dried sage
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons dried basil
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
1 teaspoons fennel seeds
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil for frying

Combine all ingredients, except the oil. Mix VERY well. Divide the mixture into 20-24 portions and form each portion into a patty.

Oil a frying pan with vegetable oil or pan spray. Heat until hot, but not smoking, over medium-high heat.

Cook patties in batches over med-high heat. Turn patties once during cooking to brown each side. Cook until done all the way through (5 minutes per side?)

You can either cook all the patties at once (in batches) and freeze them already cooked, OR you can cook the number of patties you need immediately and freeze the rest uncooked. I freeze them uncooked, but that's because I don't mind cooking in the morning. I know people who freeze them cooked and pop them in the microwave each morning.