Cooking: Hot Italian Sausage

You didn't think I was going to leave you with the Sweet Sausage recipe and not give you the Hot, did you? Of course not. This hot recipe is mild enough for even my sensitive palate and that of Little Miss Farmer, but it has the heat that the boys love and is packed with flavor.

Weighing Spices

Hot Sausage Variation:

25 lb ground pork
1/2 plain table salt (non-iodized)
5 tbsp ground black pepper
1/4 c + 2 tbsp cracked fennel seeds
2 1/2 tbsp coriander
5 tbsp hot hungarian paprika
5 tbsp dried red hot pepper flakes
1 c sugar
2 1/2 c water
2 1/2 tbsp oregano
2 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp granulated onion
1 tsp winter savory


Once again, we mixed these by hand. Gloves are a good idea with all the hot ingredients.

These are especially good on the grill with nice sweet onions... is it summer yet?