Country-Style Sausage with Fried Apples

Name: Country-Style Sausage with Fried Apples
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 4-6
Ingredients: 2 lb. boneless pork shoulder, finely chopped; 2 tbsp. fresh sage leaves, chopped; 1 tbsp. salt; 1 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg; 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper; 2 pinches ground cayenne; 3 tart apples; 1 tbsp. sugar; 1 tsp. cinnamon

Serves
serves 4-6

Raw sage is too intense to eat; you have to cook this herb to both mellow it and release the flavor. We adapted this recipe from American Cooking: Southern Style (Time-Life Books, 1971) by Eugene Walter.

Ingredients

2 lb. boneless pork shoulder, finely chopped
2 tbsp. fresh sage leaves, chopped
1 tbsp. salt
1 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
¹⁄₂ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
2 pinches ground cayenne
3 tart apples
1 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon

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Instructions

Step 1

Put pork, sage, salt, nutmeg, pepper, and cayenne into a large bowl; gently mix together with your hands. Form mixture into 16 patties.

Step 2

Fry patties in batches in a large skillet over medium heat until well browned, 3–4 minutes per side; transfer to a plate as done. Meanwhile, peel and core apples, then cut into 6 wedges each.

Step 3

Cook apples in same skillet, turning as they brown, until just soft, 8–12 minutes. Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon over apples and cook, shaking skillet, until apples are glazed, about 5 minutes. Return sausage to skillet to warm through. Garnish with fresh sage.