"Jimmy Dean" Turkey Sausage
Author: adapted from Bon Appetit
Ingredients
  • 2 Tbs finely chopped fresh sage
  • 2 Tbs finely chopped fresh thyme
  • 2 Tbs maple syrup OR light brown sugar
  • 1 Tbs kosher salt
  • 2 tsp crushed fennel seeds
  • 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 pounds ground turkey {or pork}
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients except ground turkey together. Add meat to mixture and work together with your hands until very well blended.
  2. Use as desired.
  3. For patties or links: Form ¼ cup of mixture into ⅓" patty or 3" link. {Keep your hands slightly wet to keep from sticking}. Repeat with remaining mixture. Cook in skillet on stove, or even easier, bake on foil-covered cookie sheet at 375ยบ for about 20 minutes.
  4. For pizzas or pasta: Brown sausage in large skillet, breaking up to desired texture as it cooks.
Notes
If you're interested in grinding your own meat, I highly recommend it. The Food Lab is an incredible kitchen resource - worth the price for the chapter on sausage alone. You can also get the gist of the process here, or via a few minutes of Google searching.
Recipe by Raisin & Fig at https://www.raisinandfig.com/jimmy-dean-turkey-sausage/