Recipe: Hot Italian Sausage

Hot Italian Sausage
Rec.food.recipes/Fred Towner (1999)

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.