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Five-Spice Pork Patties

Five-spice pork patties offer a unique twist on your basic breakfast sausage.  The Chinese 5-spice provides a stimulating fragrance of cinnamon, cloves, star anise, and peppercorns.  Actual formulas may vary depending on the brand but may contain ginger, nutmeg, turmeric, cardamom, or fennel.

Chinese 5-Spice is readily available at most grocery stores in the International isle and can be used as a spice rub and marinades on meats or seafood.  I previously did a recipe for a 5-spice chicken stir fry that was delicious!  If you are trying to build out your spice cabinet, this blend offers a unique option to get more bang for your buck.  It can be potent, so use it sparingly as you experiment until you find your desired ratio for recipes.  I found the amount used in this recipe to be just right!

My favorite way to pair these pork patties is with greens and kimchee as a breakfast, with eggs over easy on top.  The richness of the egg’s runny yolk compliments the flavor of the 5-spice perfectly.  However, this would also be delicious as a packable lunch or mini-meal for on the go along with some snap peas, green beans, sweet mini pepper.  I love having patties and burgers as a prepped meal option because the protein is already portioned out.  Just grab one to four patties (depending on your goals) and you are good to go!  As always, I encourage doubling the recipe to really be efficient with your prepping efforts.

Pork patties seasoned with chinese 5-spice and garnished with sesame seeds

Five-Spice Pork Patties

Christine Willers
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, dinner, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Asian

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb lean ground pork
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp Chinese 5-spice
  • ½ tsp dried red pepper flakes
  • ½ tsp white sesame seeds optional

Instructions
 

  • 1. Place the pork into a small mixing bowl with the salt, 5-spice, and red pepper flakes. Mix until well combined and form into eight patties, 2 ounces each.
  • 2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and place patties in a single layer. Let cook on the first side until you can see halfway cooked up the sides of the patties, then flip. Cook on the other side until cooked through, about 10 minutes total.
  • 3. Garnish with the sesame seeds.

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Keyword Chinese 5-Spice, Five Spice Pork Patties