Homemade Italian Sausage Recipe

This homemade sausage recipe is surprisingly easy to make with ground pork and spices.

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Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 20

Servings: servings

Author: Kris Bordessa

5 pounds ground pork buy it in bulk or grind your own
½ cup red wine
2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
5 teaspoons sea salt
8 - 10 cloves garlic minced
1 tablespoon pepper
2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
5 tablespoons smoked paprika
½ cup onion finely chopped, (optional - I like it better without, but my husband is the sausage maker around here)

Measure all ingredients into a large bowl. Mix with your hands until ingredients are well blended.
5 pounds ground pork, 1/2 cup red wine, 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning, 5 teaspoons sea salt, 8 - 10 cloves garlic , 1 tablespoon pepper, 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes, 5 tablespoons smoked paprika, 1/2 cup onion
Optional: Sample the sausage. Of course, the flavors won't have saturated the pork, but by frying up a little mini patty, you'll be able to check the seasoning to make sure you're happy with the flavor.

We store this homemade sausage recipe in the freezer in roughly one-pound parcels.
We use it crumbled for pizza topping or made into patties for breakfast.