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Making homemade Italian sausage requires a little patience and skill, but anyone with a true
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4 pounds well marbled pork

4 tablespoons dry red wine, omit if desired
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
2 teaspoons freshly cracked black pepper
1 tablespoon of olive oil

Method
1 Cooking On The Stovetop

1 Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add about a quarter inch of water to
the pan, and a tablespoon of olive oil. Let the pan heat for about two minutes[1].

2 Add the sausage. Then, wait for the water to come to a boil. Place a lid on the skillet,
and cook the sausage over medium-low heat for about fifteen minutes.

3 Remove the lid. After the fifteen minutes of cooking time, remove the lid and continue to
cook the sausage over medium heat. Remember to turn the meat every two to three
minutes.

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 4 Cook the meat until it reaches a golden brown color. If you have a temperature
gage, the meat should reach an internal temperature of 150 to 156 degrees F.
If you prefer, you can also bake your sausages as described in the following method
below.

Method
2 Cooking In The Oven

1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (200 degrees Celsius). Line a shallow
baking sheet with nonstick aluminum foil[2].

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 2 Place the sausage links on the baking sheet. Line them up side by side, leaving
space in between each link. Space the links apart as evenly as possible.

3 Cook the sausages in the preheated oven. Place the baking sheet on the middle
rack of the oven to ensure even cooking. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes[3].
Note that thicker sausages may need to bake longer. Extremely large or thick links
may need to be baked anywhere from 40 to 60 minutes. If cooking them this long,
however, you should turn the sausages at least once.

4 Remove the links from the oven once they start to brown. The tops of the Italian
sausage links should be lightly browned, but not charred.

Method
3 Preparing the Meat

1 Cut the pork butt. Make sure to cut the meat into smaller, square pieces so that it'll
easily fit into your meat grinder. Don't cut out the fat, as you'll want your meat to be well-
marbled to attain the right flavor.
Place the pork chunks into a separate bowl.

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2 Wash your hands and change utensils. It's important to keep everything absolutely
clean when handling raw meat as you don't want anything to get cross-contaminated. So
wash your hands, change knives and your cutting board to proceed to the next steps.

3 Add six tablespoons of red wine to the meat. This is the first seasoning ingredient,
but you can also omit the wine if you prefer.
If you didn't have a bowl big enough to contain all of the meat, divide the wine servings
evenly: three table spoons in one bowl, three in the other.

4 Spice the meat. Add salt, Cayenne Pepper, fennel seeds, paprika, red pepper,
chopped parsley, and cracked black pepper to the pork and set the bowl(s) aside.

5 Chop up the garlic cloves. Garlic is an important ingredient for Italian Sausage, and
cannot be left out. Chop it up into very small pieces, then add it to the spiced meat.

6 Mix the meat with the seasonings. Your seasoning ingredients should be resting on
top of the meat that has not been folded or mixed. With a spoon, or your clean hands, mix
the spices and meat together.

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 7 Place the seasoned meat in the meat grinder. Leave the stuffer attachment out the
first time you grind the pork. Wringing the meat through a second time will give your
sausage a more even texture[4].

Method
4 Making The Sausage

1 Slide the hog casings onto the stuffing part of your meat grinder. Make sure that
about six to seven inches of casing are hanging from the end of the stuffing tube. Keep in
mind that each sausage link requires roughly six inches of casing.
Don't tie the end of the casing until all of the meat is in it.

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2 Push down the pork into the feeding tunnel with one hand. Hold the hog casing
loosely with the other as the meat feeds into the casing[5].
You might consider enlisting the help of a a friend. That way, your partner can push the
meat into the grinder while you shape the sausage in the casing.

3 Push back the air bubbles. As the meat makes its way into the casing, you might
notice some air bubbles pop up. Simply push them back and out to get rid of them.
The meat grinder will take care of pushing the casing off the stuffing tube, so you don't
need to worry about that.

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4 Twist your sausage into separate links. It's very helpful to twist the sausage in
opposite directions to keep them intact as you go on to twist the next link[6].
You might consider making the first twist right in the middle of the giant sausage. Then
twist again in the middle of the smaller sections.

5 Tie the end of the casing. Once you've divided your giant sausage link into smaller
links, tie a knot at both ends of the sausage link. Twist and tie the end of the casing[7].

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6 Put your sausage links in the fridge. Let them dry overnight, uncovered. The next day,
cut them into individual links where the twists intersect.

7 Finished.

Community Q&A

How do you know if your pork has spoiled?

It smells bad or has mold.

Caeiia
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Where can I purchase casings to make my own sausage?

Usually at a butcher shop, and perhaps at a local deli. You can buy them online as
wikiHow Contributor well.
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Can I cook my sausage and peppers in a roaster all night without hurting anything?

No, not really. The sausage will be dry and the peppers will be mushy. You need
wikiHow Contributor to either sauté or bake, both of which are very easy.
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Tips

If desired, you can simply use pre-made Italian sausage instead of making your own. The
same cooking instructions should still apply, but check the package directions to verify before
proceeding.

Things You’ll Need

Meat grinder with stuffing attachment

Sauté pan

Mixing bowl

Sharp knife

Heavy nonstick skillet

Baking pan

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Sources and Citations

1. ↑ http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/italian-sausage-recipe.html
2. ↑ http://www.jamieshomecookingskills.com/recipe.php?title=how-to-cook-sausages-in-the-
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3. ↑ http://www.jamieshomecookingskills.com/recipe.php?title=how-to-cook-sausages-in-the-
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