Things to do with your overgrown Sage.

Because I am having a bad day, I am going to give a double bonus post today. Maybe it will make me feel better.

Well, If you are anything like me, you enjoy very few things better in the morning than a freshly made breakfast sausage patty. The sound of the sizzle. The smell of spices mixing gently with the turkey.... TURKEY? Why not turkey?  If you are like our family, then you add excitement to that already challenging diet of Gluten/Dairy free by limiting yourself further by not eating anything that walks on four legs. Sometimes this rule is bent a bit, but not very often. So, Here is my recipe for breakfast sausage with a bonus at the end. Hope you enjoy it.

BREAKFAST SAUSAGE PATTIES


Ingredients:
2 tsp Dried Sage (2 TBSP if fresh)
2 tsp Salt (Kosher or Mortons)
1 tsp Oregano (1 TBSP if fresh)
1/2 tsp Thyme
1 TBSP Sugar
1 tsp Ground Black Pepper
1/8 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
1 pinch Ground Cloves
1 pinch Allspice
1 shake Fennel Seeds (about 10 seeds)
1 package Gound Turkey (approx 20oz)

Directions:

1) Put all ingredients except Turkey and Fennel Seeds into Mortar and Pestle. Mix until completely ground. Add Fennel Seeds (whole).

2) Remove Ground Turkey from fridge just before mixing as this will be colder, but will make the turkey stick less to your hands. You can also use gloves if you choose. Cover the top of the turkey with Spices and fold in. Do this until all spices are used. Then use your hands to mix in the spices by squishing the meat between your fingers. Do not over mix as it will make the turkey TOUGH!

3)Form into patties and cook over MED heat for about 4 minutes per side making sure to cook it thoroughly.


Sausage GravyGF/DF


Ingredients:
Canola Oil
Bob's Red Mill GF All Purpose Flour Mix
Unsweetened Soy milk
Breakfast Sausage
Salt and Pepper

1) Prepare the Turkey Sausage recipe, but instead of patties, brown the ground meat over MED heat using a spatula or wooden spoon to break up the meat into small pieces.

2) Because I am using turkey there is not a lot of grease from the sausage cooking. When the sausage is cooked through, add 2 TBSP Canola Oil. Coat all of the meat with the oil.

3) Slowly shake in Flour until all the pieces are coated evenly in a flour (should look like paste).

4) Pour milk over the mix just until it covers the top of the sausage. Mix continually while cooking thickening the gravy. If the gravy gets too thick, you may add more milk to thin it.

5) Add Salt and Pepper to taste.

6) Serve over GF/DF Biscuits. (My favorite addition to this is a few shakes of Chipotle Tobasco for a tasty bit of heat).