Lean Hot Italian Sausage Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 lbs (2700 g) 80 percent lean ground pork
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) Kosher salt or 1 tablespoon (30ml) table salt
• 2 teaspoons (10 ml) cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) ground black pepper
• 4 tablespoons (60 ml) whole anise or fennel seeds
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) minced garlic
• 4 tablespoons (60 ml) anise flavored liquor
• 1/5 teaspoon (2.5 ml) allspice
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup (120 ml) water