Recipe: Homemade Italian Sausage Recipes (4) - 2 Sweet, Sicilian, and Hot

Homemade Italian Sausage Recipes (4)
Rec.food.recipes/Tiberius (2002)

Italian Sausage, Sweet

5 lb Coarse Ground Pork Butt
3 tsp Fennel seed
2 tsp White Pepper
1 1/2 tsp Sage Leaves
5 ea Cloves pressed garlic
3 tsp Salt
1 cup White wine

Combine all ingredients, mix well and stuff into hog casing or make patties.

Italian Sausage, Sweet

5 lb Coarse ground Pork butt
2 Tbsp Salt
1 1/2 tsp Fennel Seed
1 tsp Black Pepper
2 tsp Sugar
1 cup Water

Combine all ingredients, mix well and stuff into hog casing. To cook, fry or bake.

Sicilian Style Sausage

5 Ft hog or sheep casings
3 lb Pork meat, up to 25% fat
2 lb Chicken meat
2 tsp Whole fennel seed
2 tsp Crushed fennel seed
2 tsp Crushed red pepper
2 tsp Salt
2 tsp Black pepper
1 tsp Garlic powder

Prepare casings. Using fine disk, grind meats and mix with remaining ingredients and grind again. Stuff into casings and twist off into 3-inch links. Age refrigerated at least 2 days.

Hot Italian Sausage

1 tsp crushed red chile
1/2 tsp cayenne powder
2 lb pork, coarsely ground
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp fennel seed
1 tsp Italian seasoning
3 oz dry red wine
1 Tbsp sugar

Knead together all ingredients in a large bowl. Stuff the mixture firmly into hog casings, pricking any trapped air bubbles with a pin. Tie off in 4 to 6-inch lengths.

Cook the sausages in your preferred manner and crumble them over lasagna, or slice and serve them with a spicy marinara sauce over spaghetti. I advise doubling the recipe and making sausage pizzas.