Italian Sausage

5 from 5 votes

This simple recipe for Homemade Italian Sausage is made with a blend of ground meat, garlic, and Italian spices to create perfectly seasoned Italian sausage.

Prep Time5

Chilling12

Total Time5

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Italian

Servings:

Calories: 231kcal

Author: Kristen Chidsey

Ingredients

1 teaspoon kosher salt or ½ teaspoon table salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons dried parsley
1 teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon ground fennel or fennel seeds
¼-1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 pound lean ground pork or ground chicken, turkey, or beef
2 teaspoons minced garlic or 1 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

Italian Sausage

In a large mixing bowl, combine the dried spices, salt, and pepper together to evenly incorporate. Add in the ground pork and garlic and mix well using your hands or a fork to incorporate.
Cover the dish and refrigerate for 12-24 hours for the best flavor. But you can use it immediately if short on time.
Use in any recipe that calls for ground, raw Italian sausage.

Browned Italian Sausage

Heat a bit of oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add in the sausage, and cook until browned and heated through, breaking up into bite-sized pieces as the sausage cooks. Drain off the excess grease and use it as desired.

Italian Sausage Patties

Form the meat mixture into 4 to 5-inch patties that are each about ½-inch thick. Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage patties to the skillet and cook for 5-6 minutes per side, or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Once the patties are fully cooked, remove them from the skillet and place them on a paper towel-lined plate to absorb the excess grease.

Notes

Storage: Once prepared, homemade Italian sausage needs to be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator and used within 3 days. Alternatively, you can freeze the raw sausage mixture in a freezer-safe bag for up to 3 months.

Level of Spice: For less spicy Italian sausage, omit the minced garlic and/or reduce the amount of red pepper flakes added to the sausage recipe. Alternatively, increase the amount of red pepper flakes for spicy Italian sausage.

Nutritional values are approximate and based on using ground pork and prior to cooking.

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