Homemade Breakfast Turkey Sausage
Ground wild turkey and pork shoulder mixed with a simple set of breakfast sausage seasonings.
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound wild turkey, ground
- 1/2 pound pork shoulder, ground
- 1 tsp salt cure mix * see blog post
- 1/2 tsp sage, ground * we use fresh dried from our garden, if you are using commercially purchased sage you may need to use more to taste.
- 1/2 tsp brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp thyme
- 1/8 tsp white pepper
- 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes, ground
- 1 tsp water * to help blend spices
Instructions
- We usually make a large batch, about 8 pounds of meat total. For the purpose of this recipe, we listed seasoning on a per-pound ratio - just calculate accordingly depending on how many pounds of meat you have.
- Grind your wild (or commercial) turkey and pork shoulder, alternating them into the grinder so the grinder mixes meat for you as you go. It works best to grind the meat while it is still partially frozen, or at least very cold.
- Mix your spices in a bowl, and stir in the water so you have kind of a paste.
- Mix the spice paste mixture into the meat. It works best to do this part with your hands to ensure proper seasoning distribution.
- Portion into 1-pound packages (or less, we are a family of 2 so we actually do our breakfast packages a bit smaller), and wrap in butcher paper for the freezer.