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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Danielle Reply:
February 18th, 2010 at 9:09 am
That’s old testament in the New Testament, God made all things clean, and are ok to eat. Read Mark 7.
Truly what is unhealthy is the nitrates found in sausage/pork etc. If you buy nitrate free it’s better.
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Patrick Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 12:08 am
If that were true then it all would be a lie, because if any part
of the word is a lie or false, it all is a lie or false,
look at 1 John 5:4.
Lora Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 10:57 am
Yes this is God’s truth and praying a blessing over your food is my suggestion. I also eat pork regularly due to beef being a gout trigger for me, via the Lord. I have not noticed any physical issues from eating pork.
Danielle Reply:
February 20th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Patrick, it’s not that it’s a lie. The Bible tells of what was
in the Old Testament, and how it was BEFORE the law. If we went by
the Bible ALL the time and went by what was written in the Old Testament
women would not be allowed out of the house for WEEKS because of her
cycle. And NO marital relations for 3 months after the birth of a
daughter. If that’s how you do it in your home that’s fine, but you
can’t pick and choose what you want to believe and live by.
Christ redeemed us from the CURSE of the law. Part of the curse was food restrictions.
I can only see half of what I’m writing, sorry in advance if the
breaks are off.
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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What kind of ground turkey do you get? I’m trying to find farmers to buy my meat from and the turkeys that will be ready in the fall are going to be expensive. And not ground.
I was hoping that turkeys are not raised the same way chickens are (crammed in big buildings and fed a diet of antibiotics). I thought maybe since there was less demand for them people don’t try to raise them as quickly. I was hoping the cheap stuff at the grocery would be okay, I used to like to stock up when it went down to $1 a pound.
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Laura Reply:
February 26th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
I try to get Shelton’s Free Range Ground Turkey from Azure Standard. I’m completely out right now though, so I’m just going to get some regular stuff from the store. I don’t like to eat it on a regular basis, but I don’t feel too bad about it if we eat it occasionally.
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Without looking at my Sue Gregg cookbooks, this reminds me of her recipe — is that your inspiration for this?
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I’ll have to try it with beef since that’s what’s in my freezer.
(g’night again
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Laura Reply:
March 5th, 2010 at 8:05 am
No, I actually adapted it from a recipe in Nourishing Traditions.
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Not to sound dumb, but why do you cook it in butter? Do I have to? I’m just curious.
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Laura Reply:
March 1st, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Not a dumb question at all. I should have explained it in my post. Ground turkey is so lean it just sticks to the pan. I cook it in a little butter to keep it from sticking, plus I really like the flavor it adds.
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Jen B Reply:
March 1st, 2010 at 7:26 pm
Aha!! Thanks for letting me know.
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Laura-
Do you or any others have another idea to use as a binding agent instead of an egg. We just found out my son is very allergic to eggs.
Thanks!
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Laura Reply:
March 5th, 2010 at 8:04 am
Ooh, I’m sorry I don’t know. Maybe one of my readers will see this comment and reply?
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We have had one pastor who chose not to eat pork, but did not preach that we should all avoid it – it was a personal choice because of the health questions about pork. Our current pastor recently explained that he believes the reason for God’s old testament prohibition was that we now know ALL pork has trichinosis, and while we can now safely cook the meat thoroughly to get rid of that parasite, primitive cooking was very unsafe in this regard. And rather than God trying to make this problem understandable to his children, he chose to protect them by telling them not to eat it
I think we can choose to follow the “old” law without being bound by it, because forgiveness through Christ has freed us from the law.
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Laura, thank you so much for this recipe! I made it for breakfast burritos for dinner tonight — so tasty! I haven’t eaten sausage in a VERY long time because of all the junk in the stuff from the store. This is just perfect!
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Hi, just found your blog and LOVE all the great recipes ect.. I also am a Nourishing Traditions fan. I know one reason pork is often not recommended is parasites. I think if you can find good organic pork and know what they’re eating then it’s probably fine. We don’t eat tons of it but we do love the bacon from our local farmer’s market, such a treat! The dietary laws (or any of the other laws) of the OT are not applicable to new covenant believers as laws to follow, however there may be some nutritional wisdom to learn from.
Just wanted to say also I loved your little disclaimer on the about us page and that you are flexible in some ways with your diet. I started out being completely legalistic about the whole thing and am now much more laid back knowing I can’t prevent my family from ever coming in contact with less than the best food. We just eat as well as we can at home and enjoy real foods as much as possible, looking forward to the day we are in the land flowing with (raw) milk and (raw) honey! hehe
God bless!
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