The tax man’s taken all my dough,
And left me in my stately home,
Lazin’ on a sunny afternoon.
And I can’t sail my yacht,
He’s taken everything I’ve got,
All I’ve got is this sunny afternoon.
“Sunny Afternoon” by The Kinks
What could be better than making your own sausages? Well, probably lots of stuff but homemade sausage is always great. Is it time consuming? Yes, but your finished product always tastes better than something from the megamart. Remember to thoroughly clean the casings by attaching one opening to the faucet and running water through until it is no longer cloudy.
It is baseball season, summer is coming, go forth, make tube meat.
Makes about 10 sausages
Ingredients:
2 pounds pork shoulder
½ pound fat
2 tablespoons fennel seeds (toasted) and crushed in a mortar and pestle
1 1/2-2 1/2 teaspoons table salt (to taste, test a little chunk of sausage in a skillet)
2 teaspoons pepper
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons fresh basil
1 tablespoon fresh parsley
3 cloves of garlic, finely minced
Sausage casings
Directions:
1. Grind pork shoulder and fat into a large mixing bowl
2. Thoroughly mix in the rest of the ingredients (minus casings), I think mixing with your hands works best
3. Stuff sausages
Mmmm sausage.
mmmm
Wow, this is so perfect for that web site “man tested recipes.” Perfect, I say. Your sausages turned out looking just like the ones you get at the stores! Unfortunately, I don’t have a grinder so I won’t be making any soon. I bet you could make yours and sell it at the SF Underground market! Make some extra dough! ;-)
Single Guy: If you are inspired, a food processor always works in a pinch.
this looks amazing! havent been brave enough to make my own sausage yet!
CCA: Thanks! Don’t fear, you can always start off by not stuffing and just using the meat for lasagna or pizza sausage, etc.
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