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How to Make Italian Sausage Recipe
Simple recipe for making a mild Italian sausage.
Prep Time:
1
hour
hour
Total Time:
1
hour
hour
Servings:
20
sausages
Ingredients
4
pounds
pork meat
(70/30 meat to fat ratio)
1
tbsp
dried chili flakes
(for hot Italian sausage, add more chili flakes)
2
tbsp
salt
1 1/2
tsp
ground garlic
1
tsp
dry thyme
1 1/2
tsp
dry oregano
1/3
cup
red wine vinegar
natural hog casings
(around 8-10 feet in length)
Instructions
Using a medium to fine grinder plate, grind all the pork meat.
Mix the ground pork with the spices and vinegar. Use your hands to knead and work the spices right into the meat.
Cover and let rest in the fridge for 1-2 hours. Knead the meat again to thoroughly mix the seasoning in the meat.
Place the sausage attachment onto the meat grinder. Thread the hog casings onto sausage funnel.
Push the sausage mixture through the meat grinder and stuff into the hog casings.
If desired, twist the sausages every 1 to 1 1/2 feet to create individual Italian sausage links.