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Homemade Cajun Breakfast Sausage
Created by Chef Remy
Hand-seasoned pork patties loaded with cayenne heat, earthy sage, and bold black pepper, sizzled in cast iron until the edges crisp and the fat renders out, the kind of breakfast sausage that makes store-bought taste like cardboard.
Good sausage starts with good seasoning. That's the truth my grandmother Evangeline taught me before I could see over the counter. She'd mix her spices the night before, let them bloom in the cold pork overnight, and by morning the whole kitchen smelled like Louisiana.
At Lagniappe, we make our breakfast sausage fresh every single day. No fillers. No mystery ingredients. Just pork, fat, and a spice blend I've been perfecting for thirty years. The cayenne brings the heat. The sage brings that classic breakfast flavor. The black pepper ties everything together. You taste each layer, and they all belong.
Here's what most folks get wrong: they're scared of fat. A good breakfast sausage needs fat to stay juicy and carry those spices. You want pork that's at least twenty percent fat. Lean pork makes dry, crumbly sausage that nobody wants on their plate. Trust me on this one. I've made enough bad sausage in my time to know the difference.
Ingredients
ground pork
Quantity
2 pounds
80/20 lean-to-fat ratio
kosher salt
Quantity
2 teaspoons
black pepper
Quantity
1 1/2 teaspoons
freshly ground
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| ground pork80/20 lean-to-fat ratio | 2 pounds |
| kosher salt | 2 teaspoons |
| black pepperfreshly ground | 1 1/2 teaspoons |
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