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Homemade Italian Sausages Recipe

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Make authentic homemade Italian sausages with simple ingredients and easy steps. This recipe mixes ground pork with Italian sausage seasoning, then stuffs the mixture into collagen casings to create flavorful, juicy sausage links perfect for grilling, frying, or baking.

Ingredients

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Main Ingredients

  • 5 lbs. ground pork
  • 1.6 oz. mild Italian sausage seasoning (store-bought or homemade blend)
  • Collagen casings for stuffing

Instructions

  1. Prepare the pork: In a large bowl, place 5 pounds of ground pork, ensuring it is fresh and well-chilled for better binding.
  2. Add seasoning: Sprinkle 1.6 ounces of mild Italian sausage seasoning over the pork. Mix thoroughly by hand or with a spoon until the seasoning is evenly distributed throughout the meat.
  3. Set up sausage stuffer: Load the seasoned pork mixture into a sausage stuffer. Make sure the equipment is clean and properly assembled for smooth stuffing.
  4. Stuff the sausages: Carefully stuff the mixture into collagen casings, making sure there are no air pockets. Twist the stuffed casing at desired intervals to form individual sausage links of preferred length.

Notes

  • For best flavor and texture, keep the pork mixture cold during preparation.
  • Use gloves when mixing to prevent the pork from warming up.
  • You can customize the seasoning by adding extra garlic, fennel seeds, or red pepper flakes.
  • Refrigerate the sausages for a few hours before cooking to let flavors meld.
  • Sausages can be grilled, pan-fried, or baked as preferred.
  • Store leftover sausages wrapped tightly in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or freeze for longer storage.

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