Easy Homemade Italian Sausage Recipe (Mild or Hot)

Ingredients

• 3 pounds ground pork
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1.25 tablespoons dried parsley
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon freshly cracked black pepper
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
• 0.75 teaspoon ground fennel seed
• 0.25 teaspoon brown sugar
• 0.13 teaspoon dried oregano
• 0.13 teaspoon dried thyme

Instructions

1. Gather all of your ingredients.
2. In a large bowl, combine pork and red wine vinegar. Add parsley, garlic powder, onion powder, basil, salt, black pepper, paprika, red pepper flakes, fennel seed, brown sugar, oregano, and thyme.
3. Mix well until the spices are evenly distributed throughout the meat mixture.
4. Divide the sausage into three portions. Shape each portion into a 3-inch log, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and place in a zip-top bag. Refrigerate for a minimum of 12 hours before cooking.
5. When you're ready to cook, take the logs out of the zip-top bags and place them on a cutting board. Using a serrated knife, slice the logs through the plastic wrap into patties that are 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Carefully remove and discard the plastic wrap.
6. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the sausage patties in batches in the hot skillet until they are no longer pink inside, about 2 to 6 minutes per side, depending on thickness. The internal temperature should reach 160 degrees F (70 degrees C) when checked with an instant-read thermometer.

Nutrition

• Calories: 243 kcal
• Fat Content: 16 g
• Fiber Content: 1 g
• Sugar Content: 1 g
• Sodium Content: 640 mg
• Protein Content: 21 g
• Cholesterol Content: 74 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 2 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 6 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g