Ingredients

1 teaspoon coarse salt

1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper

1 teaspoon fennel seeds

1 pound ground pork

2 tablespoons maple syrup

1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil

 

Directions

1. Combine salt and pepper, fennel in the bottom of a bowl.

2. Add pork and mix to combine spices.

3.  Pour 2 tablespoons maple syrup over the pork and work the meat again to combine the maple syrup.

4. Form meat into patties, 2 to 3 inches round.

5. Cook patties in 1 tablespoon oil in a nonstick skillet over medium high heat 4 or 5 minutes on each side.

6. Drain sausage patties on towel lined plate, then serve.