Sicilian-Style Hot Or Sweet Sausage

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Course : Italian
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 8
 

Ingredients:

5 feet feet med. -- (2-in diam) casing
4 1/2 pounds lean pork butt -- cubed
1/2 pound pork fat -- cubed
2 1/2 tablespoons salt -- or to taste
3 teaspoons freshly coarse ground black
3 teaspoons fennel seed
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper to taste
2 cloves garlic -- finely minced
1 teaspoon anise seed -- (optional)
 

Preparation:

1. Prepare the casings. 2. Grind the meat and fat together through the coarse disk. 3. Mix the remaining ingredients together with the meat and fat. 4. Stuff the mixture into casings and twist off into three- or four-inch links. 5. Refrigerate and use within three days or freeze.