Homemade Sweet Italian Sausage (Mild or Hot)



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Prep Time:
20 mins

Cook Time:
15 mins

Additional Time:
12 hrs

Total Time:
12 hrs 35 mins

Servings:
12

Yield:
3 pounds


Ingredients

  • 3poundsground pork
  • 3tablespoonsred wine vinegar
  • 1 ¼tablespoonsdried parsley
  • 1tablespoongarlic powder
  • 1tablespoononion powder
  • 1tablespoondried basil
  • 1tablespoonsalt
  • 1tablespoonfreshly cracked black pepper
  • 2teaspoonspaprika
  • 2teaspoonscrushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
  • ¾teaspoonground fennel seed
  • ¼teaspoonbrown sugar
  • ⅛teaspoondried oregano
  • ⅛teaspoondried thyme

  • Directions

    Gather all ingredients.

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    Place pork and red wine vinegar in a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle with parsley, garlic powder, onion powder, basil, salt, black pepper, paprika, red pepper flakes, fennel seed, brown sugar, oregano, and thyme.

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    Knead until flecks of spice are evenly distributed throughout meat.

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    Divide sausage into thirds. Form each into a 3-inch diameter log, wrap securely in plastic wrap, and place in a zip-top bag. Refrigerate for at least 12 hours before cooking.

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    When ready to cook, remove logs from the zip-top bags and place on a cutting board. Use a finely serrated knife to cut logs right through the plastic wrapping into 1/4- to 1/2-inch-thick patties. Carefully remove and discard any plastic.

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    Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, cook sausage patties in the hot skillet until no longer pink in the center, 2 to 6 minutes per side, depending on thickness. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

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    Recipe Tip

    You can freeze the sausage logs in Step 2 if desired. When ready to use, pull a log out of the freezer and thaw in the refrigerator overnight, then continue with Step 3.


    Nutrition Facts (per serving)

    243 Calories
    16g Fat
    2g Carbs
    21g Protein

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