Name: Spiced Fennel Breakfast Sausage
Yield: Makes about 20
Ingredients: 4 ounces sliced bacon, coarsely chopped; 2 teaspoons fennel seeds; 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes; 1 teaspoon black peppercorns; 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar; 2 tablespoons finely chopped sage; 5 teaspoons Diamond Crystal or 2½ teaspoons Morton kosher salt; 6 garlic cloves; 2 pounds ground pork; A spice mill or mortar and pestle

Alex Lau

This recipe makes a lot, but the patties freeze well. You’ll be thanking yourself (and Big Bad Breakfast, Oxford, MS, where its from!) the next time that breakfast sandwich craving hits.

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