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Italian Sausage Recipe

1 LB
Italian

There is nothing simpler than preparing authentic Italian sausage in the comfort of your home using ground pork and a few spices, herbs, and seasoning. Sausage like that can be then used for pizza, pasta or put to casing and be grilled!

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Tom the Chef Tom the Chef Founder
September 29, 2024
Italian Sausage in the glass bowl, medium distance side shot 2
  • 10 min.
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Ingredients:

Mild sausage:

Optionally upgrade to spicy sausage:

*I like to use whole fennel seeds and then partially crush them with pest and mortar. That will give be best of both worlds: “chunks” of fennel seeds for a nice visual effect and grated part to help me create the authentic flavor of the sausage. If you do not have pest and mortar, you can also use a small kitchen food processor and process it on a few short pulses or purchase fennel seeds powder.

** Feel free to increase the amount if you love super spicy!

Tools:

Directions:

1. Prepare:

Let’s start the preparation of our delicious Italian Sausage Recipe.

1.1. Place into a medium mixing bowl:

1 LB of ground pork sausage (plain)
3 cloves of garlic – peeled and grated
1 TBSP of brown sugar
2 TBSP of whole fennel seeds
1 TBSP of smoked paprika
2 TSP of dried oregano
2 TSP of dried basil
1 TSP of dried rosemary
¾ TSP of salt
½ TSP of ground pepper
Optional: 1 TSP of chili powder (spicy)
Optional: 1 TSP of ground cayenne pepper (spicy)
Optional: 2 TSP of crushed pepper flakes (spicy)

Thoroughly stir together until fully combined (about 2 minutes).

Tip:
I like to stir it with my hands thoroughly, but you can also use a kitchen mixer with a flat beater or hook. Failure of this task may result in uneven flavor of the sausage.

2. Store or Use Italian Sausage Recipe:

2.1. For best results, let it rest in the refrigerator, preferably overnight or at least for one hour.

Note:
Store sausage in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

2.2.

Or use it immediately for your pizzas, pasta, and more.

Important:

Pork sausage needs to be further cooked, and it is recommended to let it reach the USDA minimum safe internal temperature. *

* Check with a food thermometer to make sure that you have reached the minimum recommended safe serving temperature for ground meat of 160°F.
Kitchen Guide

Ground Meat With the Exception of Poultry

The USDA minimum safe internal temperature is 160°F.

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