Homemade Italian Sausage

I’m very happy with our homemade Italian sausage. It’s very easy to make but still packs a nice spicy flavor. It’s perfect for pizzas, calzones, or hoagies.

Course Main

Cuisine American

Keyword homemade, Italian, sausage

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 12

Total Time 12 15

Servings pounds

Calories 1231kcal

Author Mike

Equipment

Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

3 pounds ground pork
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 ¼ tablespoons dried parsley
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon dried basil
2 teaspoons paprika
2 teaspoons dried red pepper flake or more
¾ teaspoon fennel seed ground
¼ teaspoon brown sugar
⅛ teaspoon dried oregano
⅛ teaspoon dried thyme

Instructions

Place the pork in a large bowl.
Add all of the remaining ingredients.
Mix well. I found using my hands to be the best way. Just make sure you get all of the spices distributed evenly throughout the pork.
Let pork refrigerate for 12 hours before using to distribute the flavors.

Notes

I froze the sausage in 1/2 to 1 pound packages for use later on pizzas or in pasta sauces.

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