Turkey Sausage With Sweet Potato

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 medium to large sweet potato

  peeled and diced into cubes
• 1 lb ground turkey

  450-500 grams, lean
• 1 clove grated garlic
• 1 medium white onion

  finely diced
• 1 teaspoon of mixed dried herbs

  e.g. Italian blend
• ⅔ teaspoon of sea salt
• ½ teaspoon of white pepper

  black is also fine, omit for AIP
• 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder

  optional but it’s so good for you
• A pinch of nutmeg

  optional
• 2 tablespoons tapioca flour or cassava flour

  can add a little more, feel free to use regular or gluten-free flour here as well

Instructions

• 1 Precook the sweet potato. Boil a kettle with hot water. Add cubed sweet potato
  to a pot with boiling hot water and ½ teaspoon of salt. Cook over medium heat
  for 10-12 minutes until soft when inserting a knife. Once cooked, strain and set
  aside to cool. This step can be made ahead of time.
• 2 Preheat the oven to 200 C / 400 F.
• 3 Make the sausage patties. Mash enough sweet potato to tightly pack 1 cup or so
  (you don't need to be super precise here). Add that and all other ingredients 
  (but the flour) to a bowl, and mix together using your hands. Combine until the
  mixture comes together well. Add the tapioca flour or cassava flour and mix
  through; this will thicken the batter slightly more.
• 4 Line a flat roasting tray with a sheet of baking paper and brush it lightly with
  some olive oil or coconut oil. Wet your hands and roll the mixture into small
  patties. Place them evenly on the tray. Keep rinsing your hands in between
  batches to prevent the mixture from getting sticky. You should yield 12 patties.
• 5 Bake the sausage patties. Place the tray in the oven, middle shelf. Set the
  timer to 25-30 minutes. There is no need to turn the patties over. They will get
  more browned on the bottom and golden on the top. Remove and cool off before
  transferring to a container (if refrigerating for later). Otherwise, enjoy as
  they are or serve as a side with other foods or a smoothie/juice.

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