Homemade Italian Sausage

Name: Homemade Italian Sausage
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/2 pounds pork shoulder; 1 tablespoon fennel seeds; ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes; 3 cloves garlic, minced; One tablespoon of salt; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1 lb sausage

Fresh pork sausage ground with fennel, garlic, and a kick of red pepper.

Total time

45 min

Serves

8

Difficulty

Medium

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As seen on Episode 232

The pantry

kitchen

Essentials · serves 8

2 1/2 pounds pork shoulder 1 tablespoon fennel seeds ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes 3 cloves garlic, minced One tablespoon of salt Freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1 teaspoon paprika 1 lb sausage

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The preparation

6 steps, about 45 minutes start to finish.

01
Trim pork shoulder and cut into chunks
02
Mix all spices together
03
Toss pork with spice mixture
04
Grind through meat grinder
05
Stuff into casings or form into patties
06
Cook by grilling, pan-frying, or baking

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“Keep the pork and your grinder parts cold right up until you grind, since warm fat smears instead of cutting cleanly and wrecks the texture. If you can, mix the spices in and let it rest in the fridge overnight so the fennel and garlic work through the meat.”

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