Sicilian-Style Hot Or Sweet Sausage

Course :	Italian
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	8

Ingredients:

5	feet	feet med. -- (2-in diam) casing
4 1/2	pounds	lean pork butt -- cubed
1/2	pound	pork fat -- cubed
2 1/2	tablespoons	salt -- or to taste
3	teaspoons	freshly coarse ground black
3	teaspoons	fennel seed
1	teaspoon	crushed red pepper to taste
2	cloves	garlic -- finely minced
1	teaspoon	anise seed -- (optional)

Preparation:

1. Prepare the casings. 2. Grind the meat and fat together through the coarse disk. 3. Mix the remaining ingredients together with the meat and fat. 4. Stuff the mixture into casings and twist off into three- or four-inch links. 5. Refrigerate and use within three days or freeze.