After giving up eggs (let’s hope it’s only temporarily!), I needed to find a satisfying breakfast protein. Even low sodium bacon and store-bought sausage contain way more salt than I like to consume on a daily basis (after you sift through all the sausage labels for one without fillers!). This left me with two alternatives: experiment with breakfast shakes (hard to keep the carbohydrate content down) or make my own sausage. I was inspired by a recipe in Paleo Comfort Foods
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Ingredients:
- 1 lb ground pork (preferably pastured)
- ½ tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 ½ tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp cooking fat (tallow or coconut oil are great)
1. Mix herbs and ground pork in a small bowl. I like to get my hands right in to really make sure the spices are well mixed in. Form four patties.
2. Heat a skillet (cast iron is great here) over medium-high heat. Add cooking fat to skillet. Add sausage patties to skillet.
3. Cook on the first side for approximately 10 minutes, until you can see the meat cooking on the edges and the underneath looks a little browned. Flip.
4. Cook on the second side for 7-8 minutes, or until cooked through. Enjoy!
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