I'm Sick of Tiny Breakfast Sausage Patties (Homemade ground sausage recipe, Jimmy Dean style)

If you've ever wondered why the breakfast sausage patties sold at the store are ridiculously small compared to the size of an English muffin or biscuit, you're not alone! While a fast food breakfast sandwich includes sausage that covers the entire diameter, Jimmy Dean's and Bob Evan's patties are barely the size of a silver dollar.
So in this video, we're whipping up several pounds of English muffin-sized pork sausage patties, and making a breakfast sandwich that gives McDonald's a run for their money.
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Materials used in this video:
Altra Electric Meat Grinder
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Wusthof Prep Knife
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Seasoning Recipe:
-This is for 1 pound of ground meat (multiply as needed).
-1 1/2 (1.5) teaspoon Kosher salt
-1 teaspoon dry parsley
-1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
-1/2 teaspoon black pepper
-1/2 teaspoon dry thyme
-1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
-1/2 teaspoon coriander
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00:00 - Intro
01:58 - McMuffin Comparison
03:12 - Cutting and Grinding Pork
04:14 - Seasoning and Mixing
05:01 - Forming the Patties
06:13 - Cooking the Sausage
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[@wfwtheradioguy3414]

Having the correct sausage to English muffin ratio is essential for having a well balanced breakfast. 😊

[@elizabethraworth64]

100% truth

[@mauimarcus]

You, sir, are doing incredibly important educational work here. I too have bought the frozen patties, and probably said a bad word, when all I really wanted was to just make a proper sausage breakfast sandwich. I'm saving the recipe, which I will make, and I subscribed too. 🙏 thanks

[@GreatLakesPrepping]

Thanks friend. You will not regret making your own enormous sausage patties!

[@adnacraigo6590]

Had this for breakfast this morning. I made 14 pounds of sausage the day before yesterday and froze most of it but it really makes good egg/sausage/cheese muffins.

[@13Voodoobilly69]

This man deserves an award! Good job.

[@babysteps1010ph]

Thanks for the complete information, simple recipe, uncomplicated preparation, and easy to cook sausage. :)

[@humbleacres5106]

We love watching you as a family! We always learn something! Thanks!

[@GreatLakesPrepping]

Thank you, I really appreciate that!

[@capnjimmy7357]

Commercially available sausage patties suck. I normally just buy the ground sausage in a tube and make my own patties. But I definitely need to try these. There way better without all the fillers.

[@suzee_]

Mmmmm looks so good. I'll try out your recipe . Thanks for sharing .

[@GreatLakesPrepping]

Thanks Suzee, I hope you enjoy!

[@bayanon7532]

A tip on stacking the patties with a paper in between each one. With only one piece of paper, if you freeze them stacked (I'll stack 4 or so that fit into a baggie) put two pieces of paper between them. This will let them separate much more easily. With the single paper, they tend to want to stay frozen together. With two, not so much. Oh. I also freeze them after putting the stack of 4 on a small plate and then into the freezer. When they are frozen, they fit much more easily into the baggie without being mashed up as you jam them into the baggie.

[@Annmarie-hq8os]

You are so spot on ! I'm going to do the same Thanks for the video

[@kellymoody8726]

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@GreatLakesPrepping]

Thank you Kelly

[@Katya-zj7ni]

You’re the man ! Looks great! X

[@GreatLakesPrepping]

Thanks friend!

[@averagejoesmiling456]

Fantastic, Great Lakes!!! This has been a pet peeve of mine as well. Although I've tried making my own breakfast sausage patties before, I haven't landed on the right spice mixture yet. I'm going to give your recipe a try this weekend! It sure looks great! This could result in one less irritation for 2022. LOL Thanks Great Lakes and Happy New Year!

[@GreatLakesPrepping]

Great! I hope you enjoy this seasoning recipe. It's definitely become my new favorite, for links as well. Happy new year to you too.

[@averagejoesmiling456]

@@GreatLakesPrepping Thanks, Great Lakes. I think you should consider doing a video about what type of content you have planned (tentatively) for 2022. That would be awesome!

[@GreatLakesPrepping]

@@averagejoesmiling456 That's a good idea. Unfortunately I often don't necessarily know what videos I'm going to make until shortly before I start making them!

[@averagejoesmiling456]

@@GreatLakesPrepping Ah, too bad. :-(

[@elizabethraworth64]

My 5 year old granddaughter wants to make sausage like this. Should be a fun and yummy project. Thanks for the video.

[@GreatLakesPrepping]

Thanks Elizabeth, I hope you both enjoy the sausage making!

[@windermere2330]

Nice! Looks really really yummy! You can grease that round tin with butter so the egg does not stick after cooking.

[@salvatorebaleno9807]

I just smash it down before cooking so it's thinner and wider. It works nice because it cooks so much h faster and you can crisp up the outside nicely.

[@capnjimmy7357]

Same it helps

[@paulroueche7003]

I have been making my own for a few years. Homemade is much better.

[@kellywalker8407]

Nice video. I maybe adding too much sage to my sausage. Will adjust. Thanks

[@rc-rk8pe]

This is killer. Thanks for the vid.

[@GreatLakesPrepping]

Glad you liked it, thanks!

[@TheRanchNumber51]

Lol, we all found this KZbin for the same reason.

[@SHO1989]

I know I am a year late to the party but I also want to add myself to the list people asking why? Why don't any of the commercial sausage companies recognize that many people want a breakfast sausage patty that fits properly into an English muffin home made breakfast sandwich? Like others, I have experimented with using the Jimmy Dean tube of sausage to press out a proper size patty for my sandwich but I really don't want to spend the time doing that. Can someone PLEASE make and sell English muffin sized breakfast sausage patties for the lazier of us who don't want to make their own?

[@pgrutube]

Let me help you with the English Muffin. IT's Not Toasted !! It's Pan Fried on LOW. No Butter. This makes the English Muffin moist and soft again. I turn it over a couple of times as I'm reheating my previously cooked sausage patty for my SMw/E at home.

[@joannab3887]

Dope.

[@paulschwartz2464]

Where's the seasoning recipe list?

[@lisanorris6518]

Where did you get your special knife you used for cutting carrots?

[@GreatLakesPrepping]

Hi Lynlee. I use a couple different knives. Which video did you see it in?

[@lisanorris6518]

Canning carrots.

[@GreatLakesPrepping]

@@lisanorris6518 Ah, the crinkle cut knife. I just updated the video description to include a link to it on Amazon.

[@kayskreations1241]

Can ingredients not be added? I don't do well with anything like pepper as sensitive taste buds. Was thinking garlic and Rosemary in mine

[@GreatLakesPrepping]

You can certainly use any (or not use any) ingredients you like. Nothing defines "sausage" except for seasonings and ground meat. I like a certain flavor profile in mine that calls for things like black pepper, but try anything that sounds good to you.

[@kayskreations1241]

How many sausages did this recipe make?

[@dianemoye6844]

Well buy in bulk or take bigger pieces off the roll and pay them out to the size you want. Voila bigger patties 😏

[@pauljandourek3260]

That’s it my friend, man up to some real pork sausage.

[@irieone100]

I just committed a full 8.5lb pork butt to this. Sure hope your seasoning recipe is dialed in lol. Will know in the morning.

[@GreatLakesPrepping]

Good luck! This is definitely my current favorite seasoning recipe. I hope you enjoy it.

[@irieone100]

@@GreatLakesPrepping It was great and a big hit with my kids. We had it for brunch today.

[@GreatLakesPrepping]

@@irieone100 Great! Glad you all liked it.

[@honestnewsnet]

What happened to steelmade grill?

[@GreatLakesPrepping]

I still have it. If I recall correctly, I didn't feel like firing up the entire flat-top for a couple sausage patties so I went with the cast iron skillet for this one.

[@honestnewsnet]

@@GreatLakesPrepping Did you make anymore video since this one to demonstrate the steelmade grill?

[@paulschwartz2464]

Never mind, the "more" button just became visable. Not sure why it wasn't at first?

[@squirrelcovers6340]

You press them......duh.

[@bobholst874]

I recommend adding 1/4 tsp of white pepper and 1/2 tsp of nutmeg. It will be very close to Mackey D's sausage flavor. Also, I would say go with a 30% fat content. I go to my butcher shop, buy 3 lbs of pork fat, then freeze it in vacuum sealed 4 oz chunks. I throw the extra 4 oz in per pound of pork I am grinding. Remember...FAT = FLAVOR!