Sweet Italian Sausage

Ingredients  

  • 5 pounds pork shoulder boneless
  • 5 teaspoons fennel seed cracked
  • 5 teaspoons black pepper
  • 5 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 cup ice water

Steps 

  1. Grind pork. Place in freezer to keep cool while you clean up grinder.
  2. Mix spices and water.
  3. Remove pork from freezer (before it freezes). Mix spiced water in either by hand or with stand mixer – mix well.
  4. Divide into usable portions (I like 1-pound bags) and chill immediately.