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Italian fennel sausage recipe

March 28, 2021

Don’t believe that the Italian fennel sausage recipe is terribly complicated. It’s so easy! And you’ll have the best baked Italian sausage

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italian fennel sausage

What could be better than a freshly grilled or baked Italian sausage…

Just imagine it – so juicy with tempting fat drops, slowly flowing down the baked sides, shrouded in fragrant smoke and whispering to you: “taste just a little piece and you’ll know what an explosion of taste means”.  What could be better than such a sausage? Only two or better three such sausages! And if it’s an Italian fennel sausage in the company of crispy bell peppers, fresh cucumbers, bright salad, sun-warmed round juicy tomatoes, a slice of bread, and your favorite spicy sauce, it’s a win-win!  And to double the pleasure, I advise you to make homemade sausages. Believe me, they are not comparable to any of their store-bought “relatives”.

Why should I make homemade sausages if I can buy them ready-made in the nearest shop?

Well, the answer is easy – homemade is always the best, no matter if i’s a homemade sausage or a homemade apple pie. You always know exactly what you put into it.

The homemade Italian fennel sausage is made of:

  • fresh quality meat
  • fragrant spices of your choice (and no flavor enhancers!)
  • the amount of salt you choose
  • a pinch (or maybe a pound!) of love you put in it while cooking

Very often (unfortunately) store-bought sausages have slightly different ingredients than those listed above…

Ingredients :

If you are a happy digital kitchen scale owner, I highly recommend using it instead of cups and spoons. Especially when it comes to baking recipes. A scale gives you far more accurate results than volume measurements (everyone scoops ingredients differently). Trust me, using a kitchen scale to measure ingredients will take your baking to a new level.

  • Ground pork. The more fat in it, the better
  • Chicken fillet. Cut into small pieces
  • Sausage casing. I always use natural hog casings but you can also choose the synthetic collagen ones
  • Mustard (paste, not seeds or powder)
  • Cold water
  • Salt. The amount of salt can be changed depending on your taste
  • Black pepper
  • Your favorite meat seasoning (optional), I always use a salt-free one
  • dried fennel seeds

Italian fennel sausage recipe (step- by -step)

Cut chicken fillet into small pieces

Mix minced pork and chicken fillet with seasonings, salt, pepper, dried fennel seeds, and mustard. Add water too

Mix everything well by hand, cover, and leave in the fridge  to marinate overnight

The next day fill the casings with the meat and spices stuffing (I use a hand meat grinder that has a sausage stuffer attachment. Tie the sausages with threads). We put the ready (raw) sausages in the freezer (in this way you can store them up to 6-8 months), and then we just take the number of sausages we are going to cook, thaw them and bake on the grill (or in the oven).

How to make baked Italian sausage

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the sausages on it.

Before baking, prick each sausage with a fork in several places – this will allow excess fat to leak and sausages will not crack while baking.

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and bake the sausages for 1 hour.

Bon appetit!

italian fennel sausage

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italian fennel sausage

Italian fennel sausage recipe (baked Italian sausage)

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Don't believe that the Italian fennel sausage recipe is terribly complicated. It's so easy! And you'll have the best baked Italian sausage
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Prep Time 40 mins
Resting time 12 hrs
Total Time 12 hrs 40 mins
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine Italian
Servings 26
Calories 253 kcal

Equipment

  • Meat grinder with a sausage stuffer attachment

Ingredients
  

  • 4 lbs (2 kg) minced pork (the more fat in it, the better)
  • 2 lbs (1 kg) chicken fillet (cut into small pieces)
  • sausage casing (I always use natural hog casings but you can also choose the synthetic collagen ones)
  • 2 tbsp mustard (paste, not seeds or powder)
  • 1 cup + 1 Tbsp (250 ml) cold water
  • 4 tsp salt (the amount of salt can be changed depending on your taste)
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp your favorite meat seasoning (optional), I always use a salt-free one
  • 2 tbsp dried fennel seeds

Instructions
 

  • Cut chicken fillet into small pieces
  • Mix minced pork and chicken fillet with seasonings, salt, pepper, dried fennel seeds, and mustard.
  • Add water too
  • Mix everything well by hand, cover, and leave in the fridge  to marinate overnight
  • The next day fill the casings with the meat and spices stuffing (I use a hand meat grinder that has a sausage stuffer attachment. Tie the sausages with threads).

Notes

We put the ready (raw) sausages in the freezer (in this way you can store them up to 6-8 months), and then we just take the number of sausages we are going to cook, thaw them and bake on the grill (or in the oven). Before baking, prick them with a fork in several places – this will allow excess fat to leak and sausages will not crack while baking. Bon appetit!
 
If you are a happy digital kitchen scale owner, I highly recommend using it instead of cups and spoons. Especially when it comes to baking recipes. A scale gives you far more accurate results than volume measurements (everyone scoops ingredients differently). Trust me, using a kitchen scale to measure ingredients will take your baking to a new level.

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