8 foot of sausage casing, packed in, salt
1 1/2 lb boneless pork
1/2 lb fresh pork fat
1 tbsp salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
2 tsp fennel seeds lightly crushed
2 tbsp dry red wine
A Recipe for
Plainest Italian Sausage
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SCRAPE THE LOOSE SALT OFF the sausage casing and set the casing in a
bowl of cold water to soften for at least 30 minutes. (You will need
only about 4 feet of casing for this amount of meat, but it's useful
to have extra in case of ruptures.) Cut the pork and fat into pieces
that will go through your meat grinder and grind them, using the
coarse blade. Mix the salt, pepper and fennel seeds thoroughly into
the ground meat. (Hands are the best implement.) Then mix in the
wine. Drain the casing, open one end gently with your fingers and run
a stream of cold water into it, to flush any remaining salt out of
the interior. Thread the casing onto the stuffing horn and fit the
horn over the meat grinder. Feed the sausage meat through the horn,
supporting the emerging tube of sausage with your hands to prevent
rips. (Actually, sausage making is much more conveniently done with
two people.) When all the sausage meat is in the casing, lay the
filled tube on the work surface and pinch it at 4-inch intervals to
produce individual sausage links. At the same time, fill and firm any
air pockets in the casing. Tie off the links with kitchen string.
Coil the sausages onto a plate and set it, uncovered, in the
refrigerator to season for 48 hours. Turn the sausages over once or
twice during that time.
Serves: 4
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