homemade breakfast sausage

This recipe calls for fresh herbs. If substituting dried herbs, you may wish to half the quantity of herbs. I have cooked it formed into patties or as ground meat when adding it to breakfast casseroles or other dishes.

HOMEMADE BREAKFAST SAUSAGE
adapted from Alton Brown

2½ lbs ground pork
2 tsp salt
1½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
2 tsp finely chopped fresh sage leaves
2 tsp finely chopped fresh thyme leaves
½ tsp finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves
1 Tbsp brown sugar
½ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp cayenne pepper
½ tsp red pepper flakes

COMBINE pork with other ingredients.

CHILL for one hour.

FORM into patties and saute over medium-low heat, until brown and cooked through (10-15 minutes) or cook unformed if using the sausage as ground meat in another dish.