Make Homemade Turkey Sausage!
ByWe LOVE ham and sausage at our house…but from what I read, pork is not the best for you. This Turkey Sausage is a delicious alternative…it’s easy and it tastes great!
See…it looks like sausage and everything?! My kids devour this sausage!
Homemade Turkey Sausage
1 lb ground turkey
3 T. minced onion
¼ t. cumin
¼ t. marjoram
¼ t. ground pepper
¼ t. oregano
¼ t. ground nutmeg
1/8 t. cayenne pepper
¼ t. ground ginger
½ t. dried basil
½ t. thyme
½ t. sage
2 t. sea salt
1 egg
2 T. butter
Mix all ingredients. Chill for about an hour. (If you forget to chill this ahead of time…it cooks up okay anyway!) Form into patties. Saute in butter.
You’ll find more recipes like this in my ebook: Think Breakfast…Outside of the Box!
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Could you explain why you think pork is not good for you? I have heard several people say the same things lately but do not know what the explanation is behind it.
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Elizabeth Reply:
November 25th, 2009 at 1:40 am
In the Bible there is a list of creatures which God says not to eat, including owls, bats, mice,
vultures and other types of animals that most people would not dream of eating. Pigs are on the
list of “Do not eat” animals along with others that are commonly eaten such as shellfish. The
types of animals we are permitted to eat (according to the Bible) include fish that has both
fins and scales, birds that are not birds of prey or carrion such as vultures, hawks and eagles.
As far as mammals go, we are permitted to eat that which has a split hoof and chews the cud, such
as cattle, buffalo, venison, sheep, goats but not pigs, horses, donkeys or rabbit etc, because
while they have a split hoof, they do not chew the cud, or they chew the cud, but do not have a split hoof.
As far as pork goes, pigs do not chew the cud and they have a very simple digestive system.
They will eat anything at all, including dead things. It is this that makes pork unhealthy, the fact
that its very simple digestive system would allow all sorts of toxins from the food it eats ultimately
to find its way into the flesh. Cattle are supposed to eat grass, and as we know, grass fed cattle
produce healthier and leaner meat that corn fed. What an animal eats ends up in its flesh.
This is also the reason for the ban of shellfish such as oysters, clams and scallops, which are filter
feeders and absorb all the toxins around them, and shellfish such as shrimp, lobster and crayfish, which
are scavengers and will eat anything. I think of them as the cockroaches of the sea.
Eating ‘clean’ animals that are fed their own natural organic diet (ie grass and not corn laced with protein
meal made from dead roadkill or unhealthy animals… cattle, sheep and goats are supposed to
be vegetarians) will get you one step closer to good health.
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I’ll try to work that information into my “Getting Real About Food” series!
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Oh yummy!
I have an old recipe for this but it’s not near as good as yours sounds!!! Your recipe uses several more spices that sound wonderful!
Can’t wait to try it!
My kids and DH, have been getting a kick out of your Peanut Butter Raisin Balls…I’ve made them 3 times in the last week or two!…as a matter of fact..shhh….there’s 4 “hiding” in the fridge right now..shh!;-)
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Thanks for your recipe…I’ve created several sausage recipes so I can use ground beef instead of pork (my husband loves pork, but I try to sneak other meats in instead), so I’m REALLY happy to try another sausage recipe. Always looking for the perfect recipe! I’ll try it with turkey too.
And my other favorite thing is to make breakfast for dinner…since I don’t have time to make a five-course breakfast in the morning.
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Oh wow! Thank you SO MUCH for posting this! I’m eager to try it. I love sausage but have given up pork for the same reason. I’ve been eating the veggie sausage, which isn’t horrible, but it’s not great either.
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Yummy! This looks good! I’ll have to try it when I make sausage gravy next time. Only I’ll probably add some red pepper flakes, ’cause we like our sausage spicy!
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Your recipe sounds tasty – I’ll have to give it a try. I do want to point out that pork, in and of itself, is not -bad for you – it’s the fat that usually is found with it. If you use a lean cut (loin is best) and have it ground you could use it just as the turkey. And either way, you’re replacing the bad quality of the pork with the 2 T. butter – better to spray the pan with non-stick oil.
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