From webmaster@recipeway.com Mon May 29 17:20:53 2000 Date: 26 May 2000 17:43:18 -0600 From: Ben Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Subject: Hot Italian Sausages Followup-To: rec.food.cooking Hot Italian Sausages 2 1/2 teaspoons Coarse (kosher) salt 1/2 teaspoon Whole black peppercorns 2 teaspoons Crushed red pepper 1 tablespoon Paprika 1/2 teaspoon Thyme 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds 1/2 teaspoon Finely minced garlic 1 3/4 pound Pork,trimmed,lean; 1 inch dice Chilled 1/2 pound Fresh pork fat; 1/2 inch dice Chilled Combine dry spices in spice mill or mortar and grind to coarse texture. Mix with garlic in small bowl. Mix meat, fat and spices together in bowl. In Stuff into casings using sausage stuffer or horn attached to grinder. Tie off into 5 links and hang in cool place to dry. Or, just refrigerate. Cook in your usual manner. http://www.recipeway.com/ ~~Rec.food.recipes is moderated; only recipes and recipe requests are accepted for posting. Please read the FAQ posted each week. Recipes/requests go to recipes@rt66.com; questions/comments to tfdpress@acpub.duke.edu. Please allow several days for your submission to appear.