I like the idea of making my own sausage so I can add the flavors I like in it to make it just the right taste. This is not too difficult, although it does take letting the sausage sit in the refrigerator overnight to allow the flavor to permeate through the meat.
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1 Teaspoon Thyme
1 Teaspoon Basil
1 Teaspoon Basil
1 Teaspoon Fennel Seed
1 Teaspoon Tarragon leaves
1 Teaspoon Oregano
1 Teaspoon Coriander Seed
1 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Ground Mustard
1/2 Teaspoon White Pepper
1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
1/2 Teaspoon Celery Seed
1/2 Teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper
4 Cloves of Garlic
1 Tablespoon Oil (Grape Seed or Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
1 Pound Ground Beef
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Cooking Directions
In a small food processor, combine the spices and the garlic and chop. Then add the oil and grind. Remove to a cutting board and chop even finer (if needed - the whole seeds like the coriander don't always break in the food processor -- you could also use a spice grinder for this).
Place ground beef in a mixing bowl. Add the spice mixture and combine.
Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Use a biscuit cutter to cut into circles. Brown in a pan (about 7 minutes per side on medium-high heat).
Serve with eggs (or in a biscuit sandwich).
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Cooking Notes
The beauty of this is that it really doesn't matter what you put in it -- well, I guess it matters, but the point is you can add more or less of any of these ingredients, or add new ingredients to this. This is one I am going to work on over the course of the next couple of years, refining it until I get exactly what I like -- so check back every year to see the changes.
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Measure out ingredients
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Place spices and garlic in food processor.
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Grind. Add oil and chop (or grind again not sure which is best).
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Chop even finer if desired.
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Add spices to ground beef.
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Combine
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Pack tightly into a container.
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Cover and refrigerate
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Cut - I used a biscuit cutter
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Here are the cut sausages - you can see that I made 9 from one pound of meat.
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Cook over medium-high heat (I cooked this in bacon grease)
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Flip after around 7 minutes.
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Serve with biscuits and eggs (or combine into a sandwich cheese would also be good, of course).
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