Another hot Italian

[CarolinaQue]

I liked Dan's recipe and did a little variation. Really happy with how it turned out. Sorry for mixing measurements and percentages, but I figure 5 pound increments are easily modified.

Hot Italian Sausage

4 lbs pork butt

1 lbs pork belly

1.5% salt

1 Tbsp red pepper flakes

2.5 tsp coarse black pepper

1 tsp oregano

1 tsp coriander

2 big cloves diced fresh garlic

.3% toasted and ground fennel seed

.4% hot paprika

.1% cayenne

Stuff in 32-35mm hog casings.

 

[bluewhisper]

I'm digging a hole under your fence.

 

[indaswamp]

^^^^^LOL!!!
I love hot italian sausage!

 

[SmokinAl]

Hot Italian sausage is a big hit around our house!
And yours looks fantastic!
Great job!
Al

 

[bluewhisper]

I'm sorry to say that most of the "Italian" sausages in the local groceries are pretty lame. Light on the seasoning and heavy on the fat. We do have one good local shop (Thurn's) who can do it right, either hot or mild.

But there is so much more, seldom seen in stores here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sausages#Italy

 

[david r]

Looks like a good recipe. I got ole Meat Grinder out this weekend a made 5 pounds of Italian myself. I think I like this recipe a little bit better. I haven't gotten to eating it yet... hope I didn't go to crazy on the garlic. I used nearly an entire bulb.... I love me some garlic!

 

[myownidaho]

Great looking sausage!

 

[DanMcG]

Nice looking sausage! I like modifying recipes looking for that perfect sausage, and yours sounds pretty good.

 

[CarolinaQue]

Looks like a good recipe. I got ole Meat Grinder out this weekend a made 5 pounds of Italian myself. I think I like this recipe a little bit better. I haven't gotten to eating it yet... hope I didn't go to crazy on the garlic. I used nearly an entire bulb.... I love me some garlic!

Oh man that sounds like a lot of garlic! I let it sit in the fridge overnight uncovered on the sheet pan and I could smell it before I even got downstairs! It tastes great, but you definitely know you ate some garlic afterwards...

Think next time I may drop down to one clove, or maybe check out a trick I read from a salami recipe. It called for soaking a clove or two in a glass of white wine and then using that liquid in the mix.

 

[jimmyinsd]

The sausage sounds great, but am I the only one that thought there would be a picture of Sophia Loren when they read the thread title?

 

[david r]

Oh man that sounds like a lot of garlic! I let it sit in the fridge overnight uncovered on the sheet pan and I could smell it before I even got downstairs! It tastes great, but you definitely know you ate some garlic afterwards...

Think next time I may drop down to one clove, or maybe check out a trick I read from a salami recipe. It called for soaking a clove or two in a glass of white wine and then using that liquid in the mix.

Fried some up today. Garlicky for sure, but it is good! I will try your technique of using the sheet pan in the fridge. Thanks for the tip!