Sicilian-style hot or sweet sausage #2

20 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
5Feet medium (2-inch
Diameter) hog casings
poundsLean pork butt, cubed
½poundsPork fat, cubed
teaspoonSalt, or to taste
3teaspoonsFreshly coarse ground
Black pepper
3teaspoonsFennel seed
Crushed red pepper to
Taste for hot sausage
2clovesGarlic, finely minced
1teaspoonAnise seed

Directions

1. Prepare the casings. 2. Grind the meat and fat together through the coarse disk. 3. Mix the remaining ingredients together with the meat and fat. 4. Stuff the mixture into casings and twist off into three- or four-inch links. 5. Refrigerate and use within three days or freeze.