Sausage Patties With Sage

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 8 bread, slices crusts trimmed
• 1/2 cup milk
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 lbs ground lamb
• 1 egg, beaten to blend
• 1 tablespoon ground sage
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 place bread in large bowl; pour milk over and let soak 5 minutes.
• 2 tear bread into small pieces using fingers.
• 3 gently squeeze out any excess milk; discard milk and return bread to bowl.
• 4 heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy medium skillet over medium heat.
• 5 add onions and saute until softened, about 4 minutes; add onion mixture to bread.
• 6 add lamb,egg,sage,allspice,cayenne,salt and pepper and stir until mixture pulls away from sides of bowl.
• 7 divide mixture into 24 balls.
• 8 using wet palms, flatten each ball into thickness of 1/2 inch.
• 9 cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• 10 (can be made 1 day ahead.).
• 11 heat remaining 3 tablespoons oil in heavy large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• 12 add sausages in batches and cook until well browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side.
• 13 drain briefly on paper towels then transfer sausages to platter and serve.