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Sweet Italian Sausage

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Sweet Italian Sausage

The combination of fennel, a gentle chilli heat and the smoked paprika is amazing.
Course Sausages
Cuisine Italian
Recipe Type Pork
Prep Time 2 hours

Ingredients

  • 5 lbs Pork Shoulder
  • 5 tsp Sea Salt
  • 1 tbsp Black Peppercorns ground
  • 3 tsp Fennel
  • 3 tbsp Sweet Smoked Paprika
  • 2 Birdseye Chillis deseeded and finely chopped

Instructions

  • toast the fennel seeds in a dry pan, then allow them to cool.
  • Remove the skin from the Pork Shoulder and then remove as much fat from the skin as you can, you want the fat in your sausages
  • Chop the meat and fat into one inch pieces … or whatever will fit in your mincer. Now return it to the fridge for a few hours, you want it cold wneh you mince it.
  • Mince the pork using the most coarse mincing plate you have.
  • In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix well … your hands are best for doing this.
  • Take a small amount of the mixture and cook it to check you are happy with the seasoning, adjust as you see fit.
  • Get your sausage stuffer out and get to work