Nenni's Italian Pork Sausage

This family recipe for pork sausage with fennel seed makes a big batch of homemade sausage links which can easily be frozen for later use.

• Preparation Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 154 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons dried parsley
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons crushed red pepper flakes
• 9 pounds pork shoulder, cut into cubes
• 15 feet 1 1/2 inch diameter hog casings, rinsed
• 0.5 cup dry white wine
• 0.25 cup fennel seed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine pork, fennel seed, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, parsley, salt, and pepper in a meat grinder; grind through a coarse plate. Mix in white wine and grind again.

Step 2

Stuff mixture into rinsed hog casings, twisting into 4-inch lengths. Cover and refrigerate until flavors meld, 8 hours to overnight. Cook as desired, or portion sausages into 1-quart freezer bags and store in the freezer.