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Homemade Italian Sausage Recipe

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Italian sausages are always a welcomed addition to any cookout but why settle for store-bought when you can make them yourself!
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings: 6 links
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Italian
Difficulty: Moderate

Makes

Serve with: an IPA or pale ale.

Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 1/2 pounds ground pork
  • 1/2 pound pork fat
  • 1 tablespoon whole fennel seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground fennel seed
  • 2 tablespoons mild American paprika
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons  Morton Coarse Kosher Salt 
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon sweet red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 cup ice water
  • pork casings (about 4 feet)

Method
 

  1. Prep. Before making sausage, please familiarize yourself with best practices as described in our article on The Science Of Sausage Making. Follow steps (1) through (16)
  2. Serve. You can then grill or smoke it, or store it in the fridge for about 5 days or in the freezer for about a month. Here are some tips on making Italian Sausage Sandwiches. Here is an awesome recipe for a stuffed Italian Sausage Meatloaf.

Notes

About the salt. Remember, kosher salt is half the concentration of table salt so if you use table salt, use half as much. Click here to read more about salt and how it works.

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