Apple and sage turkey breakfast sausage patties
30 min · 18 g protein · 128 cals / serving
Homemade breakfast sausage without the casing or the mystery: extra-lean turkey breast mince with a little 93 % turkey for juiciness, seasoned the classic way with sage, thyme, crushed fennel and black pepper, kept juicy with a grated apple and sweetened with a teaspoon of maple. Twelve patties in one pan, and they freeze well for weekday breakfasts.
Ingredients
- 2/3 lb ground turkey breast (99% lean), extra-lean turkey breast mince (99 %)
- 7 oz ground turkey (93% lean), for juiciness
- 1 small granny smith apple, coarsely grated and squeezed
- 1 tsp dried sage, ground or rubbed
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 3/4 tsp fennel seed, crushed
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes, optional
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- a light mist cooking spray
Steps
- Squeeze the grated apple firmly in your hands over the sink to get rid of most of its juice. In a large bowl, mix it with the sage, thyme, fennel, salt, pepper, chilli flakes and maple syrup.
- Add both kinds of turkey and mix with your hands just until the seasoning is evenly through; overworking makes the patties tough. With damp hands, shape into 12 thin patties about 3 inch across, pressing a small dent in the middle of each so they stay flat.
- Heat a large nonstick frying pan over medium heat and mist it with spray. Cook the patties in batches, 4–5 minutes a side, until well browned and cooked through (165°F in the middle).
- Serve two per person with eggs, on an English muffin with a slice of cheese, or beside a bowl of fruit and skyr. Cool the rest on a rack before chilling or freezing.
Good to know
How do I taste the seasoning before cooking?
Fry a teaspoon of the mix in the pan for a minute and taste it. Add more sage, pepper or salt to the bowl until it tastes the way you like breakfast sausage.
Why two kinds of turkey?
Turkey breast mince on its own cooks up lean but dry. A third of 93 % lean turkey and the grated apple keep the patties juicy. All 93 % turkey works too and tastes richer, with a lower score.
Can I freeze them?
Yes, cooked or raw. Freeze them in a single layer on a lined tray, then bag them with baking paper between. Reheat cooked patties 2 minutes in a pan or 45 seconds in the microwave; cook raw ones straight from frozen, a minute or two longer a side.
Can I leave out the maple?
Yes. The apple still gives a hint of sweetness, and it is about the same score.
Alternatives
Per
- Calories
- 153
- Protein
- (56%)
- 21 g
- Fat
- (32%)
- 6 g
- Carbohydrates
- (12%)
- 5 g
- of which sugar
- 3 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 448 mg
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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. How
As written, 767 kcal goes into the pot and 641 g of ingredients comes out as about 500 g of food: 153 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.