Maple Fennel Country Sausage Patties

• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 pound ground pork
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil

1. Combine salt and pepper, fennel in the bottom of a bowl.
2. Add pork and mix to combine spices.
3. Pour 2 tablespoons maple syrup over the pork and work the meat again to combine the maple syrup.
4. Form meat into patties, 2 to 3 inches round.
5. Cook patties in 1 tablespoon oil in a nonstick skillet over medium high heat 4 or 5 minutes on each side.
6. Drain sausage patties on towel lined plate, then serve.

coarse salt, coarse black pepper, fennel seeds, ground pork, maple syrup, olive oil

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/maple-fennel-country-sausage-patties-recipe.html (may not work)