Copycat Jimmy Dean Sausage Recipes

Steps:

• To make the sausage base, in a large bowl, mix together all of the ingredients until well-combined and as smooth as possible. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 3 hours in the fridge, or overnight.
• Portion out the sausage into rounds and pat out into thick patties. Set a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the sausage in batches, until browned on both sides, about 4 minutes per side.
• To make sage sausage, add in the chopped sage to the sausage base from above and cook as directed.
• To make hot sausage, add in the cayenne pepper, chili pepper, and red pepper flakes to the sausage base from above and cook as directed.
• To make maple sausage, add in the maple syrup and maple extract (if using) to the sausage base from above and cook as directed.

Steps:

• 1. Mix the seasonings into the meat. It's best if you do this ahead of time to give the flavors a chance to incorporate, but it will still taste great if you cook it right away.
• 2. Once you have your sausage mixed, Then form into patties using your hands. cook as you would Jimmy dean breakfast sausage.
• 3. We've also used ground turkey in place of the ground pork and had good results . While msg is generally a frowned upon ingredient, it does offer great flavor or it can be left out altogether without any issue.