Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   5                    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
                        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.