Basic Homemade Country Sausage

Recipe Ingredients

2 lbs	908g / 32oz	Lean pork (shoulder, butt or trimmings)
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Pork fatback
3 teaspoons	15ml	Kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Freshly-ground black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Dried sage - crumbled fine
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon	5ml	Sugar
1/4 cup	59ml	Water

Recipe Instructions

Coarsely grind the pork meat and fatback together into a large bowl. Add the salt, black pepper, dried sage, cayenne, sugar and water and quickly but thoroughly mix to combine. In a hot skillet fry a tablespoon of the sausage until done, taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Shape sausage into patties. In a skillet fry patties until browned on both sides and no longer pink in the center. Serve hot.

This recipe yields 2 1/2 pounds; about 15 patties.

Source:
COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton - Recipe courtesy of Gourmet Magazine - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # CL-8814 broadcast 02-05-1997) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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