There's certainly something to be said about grinding your meat, seasoning the heck out of it, stuffing it into a tube, and creating something that's way more delicious than any sausage you can buy at the supermarket. Once you've master the basics of sausage making, you'll be able to create just about any type of sausage. There are so many different types of sausage seasoning formulas you can choose to use, but you'll find that our Sweet Italian Sausage seasoning is a perfect addition to your arsenal of sausage seasonings.

 

Italian Sausage Seasonings 

There are numerous varieties of sausage flavors available in addition to our Sweet Italian Sausage (also known as Mild Italian Sausage), but this along with our Hot Italian Sausage Seasoning are two of the most popular sausage seasonings in the U.S.  

In this country, Italian sausage is generally pork sausage with either fennel seed or possibly anise seed used as the base seasoning. In Italy, there's a much wider variety of sausages available and the majority of these look absolutely nothing like our Americanized version of "Italian sausage" that we're familiar with.

The biggest difference between sweet and hot Italian sausage is that the sweet version does not include ground cayenne chile pepper.

 

How To Use 

Sweet Italian Sausage Seasoning is ideal for cooking sausage and peppers, simmering in a marinara sauce or using as a topping on homemade pizza. The aroma and flavor of grilled Italian sausage is especially delightful at fall tailgating events. I've also used Italian Sausage as a substitute for andouille in a pinch when making jambalaya and gumbo. Another great way to use this seasoning is to make Sausage Tortellini Soup.

When making sausage, we recommend 1 1/2-2 Tablespoons of Sweet Italian Sausage Seasoning per pound of meat, since sausage tends to be more intensely seasoned that other dishes.

What's in It 

Hand blended from sea salt, brown sugar, fennel seed, coriander, black pepper, crushed red pepper flakes and caraway.

 

Flavor Profile 

Our Sweet Italian Sausage has a warm, anise-licorice aroma with a light sweet flavor, there's also a slight hint of heat without being hot.

 
 

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