Homemade Sausage
Make your own fresh sausage at home with just a few simple ingredients. This quick recipe uses ground meat and natural casings for a satisfying, customizable result.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 350
- Protein
- 22g
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 package sausage casings
Instructions
- 1
In a large bowl, combine the 1 lb ground pork, 1 tsp salt, 0.5 tsp black pepper, 0.5 tsp garlic powder, and 1 tsp fennel seeds. Mix gently with your hands until just combined, about 1 minute.
- 2
Rinse the sausage casings under cold water and soak them in a bowl of water for 10 minutes. Then slide one casing onto the sausage stuffer nozzle, leaving a few inches free at the end.
- 3
Feed the seasoned meat through the stuffer, filling the casing evenly. Stop when the casing is full, leaving about 2 inches at the end. Twist the sausage into links every 4-5 inches, then tie off the ends with kitchen twine.
- 4
Cook the sausages in a skillet over medium heat, turning occasionally, until browned and cooked through (internal temperature 160°F), about 12-15 minutes. Serve hot.
Tools you’ll need
- sausage stuffer
- large bowl
- skillet
- kitchen twine
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