Recently the National Pork Board conducted a survey to find out about food trends in America this holiday season. One popular trend is the DIY movement. Many home cooks are feeling empowered to make things themselves. Americans want to try new flavors, recipes and techniques. People want to give home cooking another try.
Pork is always included on our New Year's table. This year, sausage patties will be one of our brunch items. While I WOW my guests with homemade sausage, I will be smiling to myself and thinking about how easy it was to make.
There is no special equipment needed to make this recipe. I shape the sausage into patties rather than links so I don't even have to worry about purchasing sausage casing. The sausage patties are great for entertaining during the winter holidays but they can also be grilled during the warmer months for an outdoor barbecue. These are perfect served next to sauteed onions and peppers but I like mine on a roll next to a fried egg.
Pork is a symbol of good luck so make it part of your New Year's Day celebration. For more pork recipe inspiration and to see the other five holiday trends, click HERE. Cookbook author and food and wine expert, Jill Silverman Hough developed some wonderful recipes to match these current food trends. You can also find out the perfect wine pairing to go with your pork dishes in the 2011 Pork's Perfect Pairings Guide .
Now for the great GIVEAWAY news! The National Pork Boardis giving away a holiday prize pack ($100 value) to one of my readers. It includes:
- $25 worth of pork coupons
- 2 cookbooks by Jill Silverman Hough (100 Perfect Pairings: Main Dishes to Enjoy with Wines You Love and 100 Perfect Pairings: Small Plates to Enjoy with Wines You Love)
- Instant read digital thermometer
- Biscuit cutters
- Butter dish
To enter, please leave me a comment telling me your favorite pork dish. Feel free to include a pork recipe link from your blog.
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Everyone has three total chances to win. All comments must be left by January 1st at 11:59 EST. If you do not have a link to a blog, please leave your email address. I will randomly pick a winner through random.org and announce the winner on January 2nd. This contest is only open to people with US mailing addresses.
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! And now for the recipe.
Homemade Spinach and Provolone Sausage Patties
1 lb ground pork
½ cup loose frozen spinach, defrosted
½ cup shredded sharp Provolone cheese
½ tsp ground sage
2 tsp dried Italian seasoning
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
½ tsp dried fennel
a pinch of cayenne pepper
2 TBS canola oil
Mix all ingredients except the canola oil together in a large bowl. Divide the mixture into 10 even portions and form into patties. Heat the oil on medium in a large frying pan. Add the sausage patties and cook them for 4 to 5 minutes on each side. They should be nice and brown. Drain any extra grease on paper towels before serving. Makes 10 small patties.
*Disclosure : This post and giveaway was sponsored by the National Pork Board. All opinions in this post and blog are 100% mine.
My favorire pork dish is stuffed shels with ground pork, spinach, ricotta and diced tomatoes
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When I was a little girl my grandmother would make me fried pork chops, mashed potatoes and string beans everytime I visited. Still this is my favorite meal and brings me right back to being a little girl.
Oh, man those look good! I don't eat much pork, but I am a sucker for sausage.
My current favorite is Lucinda Scala Quinn's Pork and Ginger Wonton Stir-Fry.
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Oh Lisa, those sausage patties look wonderful! I love pork!! I have lots of favorite pork dishes but I do enjoy my root beer bbq pulled pork! So easy in a slow cooker!
These look fantastic--I love the addition of spinach and cheese! On New Year's Day our family tradition is to make a meat pie with a mixture of ground beef and ground pork (for good luck).http://www.thedutchbakersdaughter.com/2011/01/meat-pie.html
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My favorite pork dish is stuffed cabbage and boy do I have a killer stuffed cabbage recipe! My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Who doesn't love pork? It can be lean or fatty and so versatile.
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my mom makes pork chops with apples and a mustard sauce, served over buttered noodles. very yummy
This sounds very good. I love sausage that's not greasy.
Looks like an easy way to make great sausage. Love it.
My fav pork dish is pork potstickers.
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Your pork sausages with the eggs look awesome! My favorite pork recipe is tried and true fried pork chops. Happy Holidays
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oh I have a weakness for sausage,and this looks great! My favorite pork dish is a grilled sausage sandwich with peppers and onions and marinara sauce!
This sounds delicious! One of our favorite pork recipes is a roast with raspberry sauce, yum!
My husband make the best grilled pork..usually bone-in country style ribs. I would love home made sausages because then they would not be too salty or spicy!!
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We loved stuffed shells and instead of using hamburger we use sausage!
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my favorite pork dish is pork tenderloin with olive oil drizzled over it and seasoned with salt, pepper, and hollands seasoning. grill it!
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My favorite pork dish is Pulled Pork. I could eat it every day!
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I love homemade sausage. It makes me wish I had my mom's meat grinder to make things easier.
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Funny I've never thought about making sausage before. I guess I didn't realize how easy it was. Lately we've been eating lots of pork tenderloin.
Hmmm, my favorite pork dish? I'd have to say pulled pork using pork tenderloin. I've never made sausage though- tempted to try it. Happy New Year!
Tough call between pulled pork in the slow cooker or pork tenderloin. I'll go with pork tenderloin as my fave way to do pork...yummy!
I like Spanish-style pork. Simple & flavorful, Adobo seasoning & olive oil pan-fried served with yellow rice.
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This has been my most recent pork success, so tasty!!
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My fav pork dish is breaded pork chops with baked apples, tracietrump@yahoo.com
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I love a good pork tenderloin and also pot stickers!
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My favorite Pork Dish is Breaded Pork Chops!! My Mom used to make them for us and I still think of her when I make them now.They are so good.
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My favorite pork dish??? Has to be the "fake" weiner schnitzel I make my husband, using pork instead of veal. Served with homemade grated potato pancakes and red cabbage.......mmmmmmmmmmmm, almost like being in germany!!!
My favorite pork recipe has to be slow cooked pork tenderloin in an onion and red wine sauce. Yum!
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I love pork in just about any way, shape or form. My two favorites have to be a fresh ham and a BLT sandwich with lots of bacon, Jersey summer tomatoes and lots of mayo! YUM!!
My fave pork dish is a sauerkraut/pork dish my Grandma makes but I do not know the recipe. =(
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My favorite pork recipe is Mexican carnita tacos!
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we love grilled porkchops on the grill! The thinner, the better!
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I liked stewed pork chops. The sauce is just wonderful.
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I love pork and eat it often. I love to do a Cuban style pork roast, sometimes baby backs in Asian spices & peanut butter on the grill, sometimes a Boston Butt in the oven to make Carolina style pulled pork and sometimes...just a simple pork chop dusted with flour and sauteed.
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My favorite pork dish is a pork chop casserole that my grandma made. It is pork shops, cabbage, potatoes, and cream of asparagus soup.
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I don't know that there's a pork dish I don't like, but I have a Boston Butt rubbed and resting in the fridge waiting to be put on the smoker at 6 a.m. New Year's morn. I don't know of anything better than Eastern North Carolina style pulled pork!
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I love to make pork tenderloin especially barbecue flavor. katers2714@yahoo.com
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I like BBQ pork buns. Delish!
I love roast pork with potatoes and carrots
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These sausage patties sound tasty!
my favroite pork dish is bbq pork tenderloin.
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My favorite is a six hour pork roast recipe from Gourmet magazine 1999. You use a big pork butt, put on the rub the night before and then roast it slowly in a 275 degree oven. The whole house fills with a delicious aroma. It's a great sunday afternoon dish! The meat is oh so tender and the crust is to die for! mliotta56@comcast.net
My favorite pork dish is pulled pork, cooked slow all day in a slow cooker. I like to serve it with bar-b-w sauce on toasted english muffin bread.
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Our favorite pork dish is pork chops cooked on the grill, plain and simple, but very tasty!
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Great looking sausage recipe Lisa. We love pork. Hard choice but I think my favorite pork dish would be schnitzel with lemon. Super simple but just the best. I do delicious recipe on my blog that is great for special occasions, Mustard and Herb Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Pork Loin. http://www.savourytable.com/2011/12/something-wonderful-this-way-comes-herb.html
Hey, we have made sausage before. Luv doing it.
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wow, those look utterly delish
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Wow these look fantastic and super tasty! I can't wait to give them a try instead of the average, store bought patties. I bet they are going to make fantastic burgers ๐ - Cathy Pieroz at Ray White Alexandra Hills