Sunny's Sweet and Spicy Breakfast Sausage

Ingredients

• 4 teaspoons brown sugar 
• 1 teaspoon pepper red crushed
• 0.5 teaspoon fennel seed with a knife or mortar and pestle crushed
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder 
• 1 pound ground beef 
• 0.3 teaspoon hungarian paprika 
• 8 servings kosher salt and pepper black freshly ground
• 1 teaspoon olive oil 
• 1 teaspoon onion powder 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• baking paper
• meat tenderizer

Directions

1. In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, crushed red pepper, fennel seed, paprika, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
2. Break the beef into chunks and add to a large bowl.
3. Sprinkle the seasoning evenly over the top then with your hand gently mix the beef until the seasoning is evenly distributed. Divide the mixture into 8 even portions and roll gently into balls.
4. Place back in the bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
5. Remove the sausage from the refrigerator and one by one place each ball between 2 sheets of parchment paper. Using a meat pounder, flatten out the sausage balls into 1/8-inch thick patties.
6. In a large saute pan or griddle over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and cook the sausage patties in batches. Sear on one side until caramelized and golden on the bottom, about 2 minutes, then flip to cook just a minute more on the other side.