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Beef and apple breakfast sausage patties for Full GAPS with a cut patty showing fine apple

Beef and Apple Breakfast Sausages for Full GAPS

Full GAPS breakfast sausage patties or oven bites made with fresh ground beef, peeled tart apple, mineral salt, and optional measured spices.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine: American-inspired, GAPS
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb fresh ground beef with its natural fat
  • 1-1 1/4 cups peeled tart apple grated raw or cooked and mashed
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp dried mint optional
  • 1/2 tsp pure Ceylon cinnamon optional
  • 1 tsp pure garlic powder optional; additive-free
  • qualifying GAPS cooking fat for the skillet or baking pan, only as needed

Equipment

  • Large stainless or glass mixing bowl
  • Box grater or food processor
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Le Creuset Signature Artichaut skillet
  • Uncoated stainless-steel sheet pan or glass/ceramic baking dish oven-bite method

Method
 

  1. Put the ground beef, measured apple, and sea salt in a large glass or stainless-steel bowl. Add any chosen mint, cinnamon, or garlic powder. Mix only until evenly distributed.
    Measured ground beef, peeled grated tart apple, salt, and optional spices
  2. For patties, shape the mixture about 4 inches across and 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick. Arrange all patties in a cold cast-iron or stainless-steel skillet, adding a little cooking fat only if needed.
    Six raw beef and apple patties arranged in a cold Artichaut skillet
  3. Turn the heat to medium-high. When the patties begin to sizzle, cook 1 minute. Lower to medium and cook 3 minutes more. Flip and cook about 4 minutes on the second side, adjusting for thickness until cooked through.
  4. For oven bites, heat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease an uncoated stainless-steel sheet pan or glass/ceramic baking dish and portion the mixture into pieces of about 2 ounces.
  5. Bake about 20 minutes, five minutes more or less as needed, until browned outside and cooked through inside.

Notes

  • Full GAPS: Use after beef, the chosen apple form, and the selected cooking method are introduced and tolerated.
  • Apple: Measure 1 to 1 1/4 cups after peeling and either grating raw or cooking and mashing.
  • Optional spices: The beef-apple-salt base is complete without them.
  • Oven timing: The displayed cook time is the patty method; oven bites take about 20 minutes.
  • Scaling: At 2x, double every measured ingredient for 8 servings.

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