Mild Italian Sausage Food

HOMEMADE SWEET ITALIAN SAUSAGE (MILD OR HOT)

Steps:

• Place the pork and red wine vinegar in a mixing bowl. Sprinkle with salt, black pepper, parsley, garlic powder, onion powder, basil, paprika, red pepper flakes, fennel seed, brown sugar, oregano, and thyme. Knead until flecks of spice are evenly distributed through the sausage.
• Divide the sausage into thirds, and form into 3 logs; wrap each in plastic wrap. Place wrapped sausage into a freezer bag before freezing, or store in refrigerator for at least 12 hours before cooking.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE RECIPE

Steps:

• Grind the meat through ⅜" (10 mm) plate.
• Add the spices, wine or water, and mix well, until the mixture becomes sticky.
• Stuff into 28 - 36 mm hog casings and tie into 5" (12 cm) links.
• If not cooking immediately, refrigerate, or vacuum seal and freeze for up to 3 months.
• Cook before serving. Best pan-fried, grilled or air-fried.

MILD ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Trim pork shoulder butts.
• Grind meat.
• Make spice mix (salt, pepper, fennel seed, roxan) and mix into meat.
• Stuff into hog casing.
• Hang on rack and place in cooler.
• Grill and place on bread with peppers.

MILD ITALIAN SAUSAGE, TOMATO & ZUCCHINI STEW

Steps:

• Brown sausage in large, deep saucepan.
• Add sliced celery and cook for 15 minute.
• Drain off fat. Add tomatoes, tomato juice, zucchini and seasonings.
• Simmer, covered for 20 minute.
• Add green peppers, summer an additional 15 minute.
• Garnish with cheese. Serve with French bread.
• Note: For more liquid, add tomato juice (And I would use garlic cloves instead of garlic salt, if you like garlic).

SAUSAGE AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large nonstick skillet with a tight-fitting lid over medium-high heat. Add the sausage slices and cook for a few minutes on each side, until brown, about 5 to 8 minutes total. Remove to a plate, blot with paper towels to remove any excess oil, and set aside. (Tip: To finish this meal in 30 minutes, prep the peppers and onions while the sausage browns.)
• With a paper towel, carefully wipe the skillet until it is mostly clean. Heat the remaining tablespoon olive oil over medium high. Add the bell peppers, onion, basil, salt, and pepper and cook until the onion begins to soften and brown, about 3 minutes. Add the rice, garlic, and red pepper flakes, stirring to coat the rice. Cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the chicken broth and canned tomatoes in their juices, stirring well. Bring to a boil, stir again, then cover and simmer on low heat for 5 minutes.
• Stir in the reserved sausage slices until evenly distributed, then re-cover the skillet and remove from the heat. Let stand 5 minutes, until most of the remaining liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender. Sprinkle with parsley and serve warm.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausages and brown on both sides, cooking through most of the way but not completely. Remove the sausages from the skillet to a plate and cover with foil.
• Add the other tablespoon of olive oil to the skillet. Add the peppers, onions and diced potatoes and season with the salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano and paprika. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring often.
• Stir in the tomato paste and then pour in the marsala wine. Stir and then cover the skillet and cook for another 10 minutes until the potatoes have softened.
• Slice the Italian sausage into thick rounds and then add them to the skillet along with any juices from the plate.
• Remove the cover and add the sausages back to the skillet along with the beef broth. Cook, uncovered for another 7-8 minutes until the sausage and potatoes are cooked through.
• Serve on sub rolls, with or without cheese or on top of your favorite pasta.

HOMEMADE MILD ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Combine the pork butt, garlic, paprika, fennel seeds, salt, pepper, cayenne, anise, parsley, and red wine in a large bowl and toss well to coat. Refrigerate covered overnight or up to 24 hours.
• Pass the mixture through a meat grinder fitted with a medium die. (Alternately, transfer to a food processor in 2 batches and process until finely ground.) To test the seasoning, heat 1 teaspoon oil in a small skillet, and cook about 2 teaspoons of the mixture. Adjust seasonings, to taste.
• Using the sausage attachment on a mixer, stuff the meat into the casings, if being used. Twist and tie off to make 4-inch sausages. Alternately, shape into patties. Cook sausage in usual manner, making sure the internal temperature of the sausage links reaches at least 150 degrees F. Uncooked sausage can be stored in the refrigerator up to 3 days or freeze and use within 3 months.