Anytime Turkey Sausages

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These sausages are packed with well-blended flavors. They're easy to make too, but require getting your hands dirty. Have no fear of ground meat; these tasty pieces of goodness are completely worth some extra soap and hot water. We usually have them for breakfast, but, as the name suggests, they can be eaten anytime. And on top of that, no strange science nonsense made in a lab that you can't even pronounce. What more do you want in a sausage patty?



20 oz ground turkey
3 Tablespoons fresh sage leaves, minced ( 1 tablespoon dried)
1 1/2 teaspoons coarse Kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 
3 medium cloves of garlic, minced or pressed
olive oil
butter (about a teaspoon to keep the sausages from sticking and give some flavor)


Step 1: Heat a small frying pan to medium-low heat with a small amount of olive oil. Once the oil is heated, add a small pat of butter and move the fats around.

Step 2

Step 2: Toss all the ingredients into a medium-size bowl. If the meat is too cold, you may want to let it sit and warm up to the temperature suited to your hands. If not, proceed to Step 3.

Step 3

Step 3: Mix the meat with the spices thoroughly to  ensure powerful flavor throughout the entire batch. Pull out balls of ground meat mixture and shape them into patties, about two inches across and a half inch thick. Put a small indentation in the center of each so they get done in the middle at the same time as the outside.

Step 4: Once the pan is heated and the patties are formed, place them in the hot pan to cook. They will be ready to turn over (using a spatula) in about three minutes, or when brown is above halfway on the side of the patties. It should take about three more minutes. I cut the thickest sausage in half and check to see if there is any pink in the middle. If not, then they are ready to be set aside and kept warm.

Step 5: When all the patties are finished, serve with whichever meal close at hand. Enjoy your homemade sausage!


Variation 1: Instead of Chili powder, which has a very mild spicy taste, you can add Cayenne powder. This will give the sausage much more heat.

Variation 2: Instead of the garlic, you could put in 1 teaspoon of onion powder. This changes the flavor very slightly, but they are good either way.