{"id":2925,"date":"2019-08-05T18:27:20","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T22:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stirmypot.com\/wordpress\/?p=2925"},"modified":"2019-08-05T18:27:20","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T22:27:20","slug":"homemade-sweet-italian-sausage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stirmypot.com\/wordpress\/?p=2925","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Sweet Italian Sausage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-indent:.25in;\">Since moving to St. Croix I have had difficulty finding an organic Italian sausage but I can find organic ground pork, so I decided to make my own sausage.  Now it doesn&#8217;t have to be organic if that is not what you choose, this is just why I decided to make my own.  Making your own of anything allows you to adjust ingredients to your family&#8217;s taste and know what ingredients are in your food.  That&#8217;s a win win for me.  This sausage recipe calls for you to combine everything at least 12 hours ahead of time but I normally don&#8217;t remember to make it ahead and it is still full of flavor.  Remember to adjust the red pepper flakes to your family&#8217;s heat level or leave them out all together.  Enjoy! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stirmypot.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=2927\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2927\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stirmypot.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/100_66081-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stirmypot.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/100_66081-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stirmypot.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/100_66081-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stirmypot.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/100_66081-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2-lbs ground pork<br \/>\n2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar<br \/>\n2 tsp. salt<br \/>\n2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper<br \/>\n2 1\/2 tsp. dried parsley<br \/>\n2 tsp. garlic powder<br \/>\n2 tsp. onion powder<br \/>\n2 tsp. dried basil<br \/>\n1 1\/4 tsp. paprika<br \/>\n1 1\/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes (or to your heat level)<br \/>\n1\/2 tsp fennel seed<br \/>\n2 Tbsp. brown sugar<br \/>\n1\/8 tsp. dried oregano<br \/>\n1\/8 tsp. dried thyme<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-indent:.25in;\">Place the ground pork and the red wine vinegar in a mixing bowl.  Sprinkle with the remaining ingredients.  With your hands, mix until flecks of spice are evenly distributed through the sausage.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since moving to St. Croix I have had difficulty finding an organic Italian sausage but I can find organic ground pork, so I decided to make my own sausage. Now it doesn&#8217;t have to be organic if that is not what you choose, this is just why I decided to make my own. 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