Name: Hot Italian Sausage
Ingredients: 3 pound pork butt; 1/2 pound pork back fat; 1 tbsp minced garlic; 4 tsp kosher salt; 2 tbsp anise or fennel seed; 1 tsp cayenne; 1 tbsp red pepper flakes; 2 tsp fresh ground black pepper; 2 tbsp anise liqueur (optional); 1/4 cup cold water; medium hog casings

Hot Italian Sausage

Ingredients

3 pounds pork butt
1/2 pound pork back fat
1 tbsp minced garlic
4 tsps kosher salt
2 tbsp anise or fennel seed
1 tsp cayenne
1 tbsp red pepper flakes
2 tsps fresh ground black pepper
2 tbsp anise liqueur (optional)
1/4 cup cold water
medium hog casings

Instructions

Yields: 4 lbs. Combine all ingredients except water and casings in a large bowl. Grind through 3/8 inch plate. Moisten with water and mix well. Stuff into medium hog casings and tie into 5 inch links. Keeps 3 days refrigerated, 2-3 months frozen.