Turkey Breakfast Sausage

Yield: 12 to 14 patties

Ingredients

• 3 pounds turkey legs, de-boned (do not skin or trim fat)
• 1/2 tablespoon coarse kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon ground sage
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons water

Instructions

1. Put turkey through a meat grinder, using the disc with the largest holes. Add remaining ingredients to ground turkey and mix thoroughly by hand. Form mixture into patties, using about 1/4 cup for each.
2. The turkey sausage will keep for up to 5 days in the refrigerator or for 6 months, uncooked, in the freezer.

Notes

To use, preheat a nonstick fry pan over medium-low heat. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes, flipping the patties after 5 minutes, until they are brown and crusty on both sides.