Tennessee Pride Sausage - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons rubbed sage
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon dried thyme

Preparation

Combine all ingredients and mix well. Store in an air tight container.
Add 2 tsp of Spice Mix to 1 pound of fresh ground pork. (This whole spice mix is enough for 10 lbs of fresh ground pork).
NOTE: We wait until early fall when pork shoulders tend to go on sell for the best price and grind our own, then package up and freeze 1 pound packages for future use of a variety of different sausage recipes. I know our local grocery stores carry fresh ground pork just like hamburger. Ask your butcher if you don't see it :).
Add a couple tablespoons of oil to pan if your sausage is really lean.
Pat sausage out into 4-6 patties depending on desired size preference.
Fry on medium heat for about 4 minutes, flip and fry other side for another 3 minutes. Make sure sausage is fully cooked. Time may very depending on how thick you make your patties.