Italian Sausage Recipe

Italian Sausage Recipe

from daringgourmet.com
15 min
8 servings

This homemade Italian sausage recipe not only enables you to maintain full control over the quality of your sausage, it also tastes WAY better than store-bought!  It's super easy to make and you can double our triple the recipe and freeze it so you always have sausage on hand!

Ingredients

  • 1 pound freshly ground well-marbled pork butt*
  • OR pre-packaged ground pork*
  • *can substitute ground chicken, turkey or meat of choice
  • 1 tablespoon finely minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 tablespoon red wine
  • 1 tablespoon sweet Hungarian paprika
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons salt ((start with less and fry a little of the sausage mixture and taste to decide if you want to add more))
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons coarsely cracked black peppercorns ((toast in a dry skillet for a minute or two until fragrant for maximum flavor))
  • 1 teaspoon coarsely cracked fennel seeds ((toast in a dry skillet for a minute or two until fragrant for maximum flavor))
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes ((omit if you want a mild sausage))
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried ground sage

Directions

  1. 1

    Place the ground meat in a bowl and add all remaining ingredients. Use your hands or a stand mixer paddle attachment to thoroughly combine the ingredients. Wrap and chill for at least 6 hours before using, preferably overnight for best flavor.The sausage will keep in the fridge for 3 days or can be frozen, well wrapped, for up to 3 months. Makes 1 pound of ground sausage.