Learn how to make the best authentic, flavorful homemade Italian sausage recipe from scratch that is simple to cook and delicious. You will love the flavors in this sausage and the satisfaction of making it at home.
Italian sausage is ground pork often flavored with garlic and fennel seed. It comes in two different styles, sweet or hot. Hot Italian sausage usually is flavored with spicy red pepper, while the sweet version has no pepper in it. In addition, Italian sausage is a very popular pizza topping in coarse loose chunks or sliced links.
Every holiday we celebrate seems to have Italian sausage as one of the items served. Whether in a sauce or grilled and served on a bun, it’s a very popular cased protein. My recipe is a balanced approach to the sweet and hot version with ingredients that complement each other and provide a lot of flavors.
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Ingredients for this recipe:
• 15 to 18 feet natural hog casing
• 9 pounds bone-in pork shoulder
• 2 tablespoons fennel seeds
• 2 teaspoons coriander seeds
• 1 tablespoon dry basil
• 1 tablespoon dry oregano
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 3 tablespoons sea salt
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• 1 tablespoon Paprika
• 2 tablespoons grated garlic
• Zest of 1 orange
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1/3 cup chopped Parsley
• 1 1/2 cups crushed shaved ice
