Growing Chefs! Ontario Fennel and Leek Sausage

Fennel and Leek Sausage

I call this sausage an Italian style sausage but it’s very universal. This sausage adds some nice freshness to any meal. Perfect for pastas, on the bun or any other way you can think of. ”
Difficulty
Intermediate
Yield
4 links per lb
Ingredients
6 pounds pork54 grams salt1 cup cold water100 grams fresh fennel100 grams fresh leeks70 grams garlic8 tablespoons pepper8 tablespoons mustard seed8 tablespoons fennel seed
Equipment
Measuring cupsMixing bowls of various sizesChef’s knifeThermometerPaper towelBaking sheetSausage stufferMeat grinderTasting spoonsDish towel

Directions

Get Organized!

Gather your mise en place; get together all of the equipment needed for the recipe and gather your ingredients.

Get Prepped!

Grind pork on a medium plate twice and set aside.

Mix and dissolve the salt and water together, mix all spices together.

Add the salt water to the meat mixture and evenly sprinkle the spices on top. Mix thoroughly.

Before stuffing, make a sample patty and taste for seasoning.

Get Cooking!

Fill the stuffer with the meat mixture and prime the nozzle. Making sure there is no air in the stuffer.

Place the casing on the nozzle and tie off the end.

Slowly turn the handle making sure the meat comes out evenly, guiding the sausage out

Once the casing is all the way full tie the other end and start twisting the links to your desired shape and size.