I have two Italian Sausage recipes:

Sweet Italian

7 lbs. venison
3 lbs fresh pork shoulder(or 1 1/2 lbs pork butt and 1 1/2 lbs pork fat)
4 tbsp salt
3 tbsp whole fennel seeds
2 tbsp whole anise seeds
1 tsp white pepper
1 tsp black pepper
1/4 sugar
1 cup ice cold water

Grind all meat through 3/8" grinder plate. Add all the ingredients with the meat and mix thoroughly. Stuff into 32-36mm hog casings or form into patties.

Hot Itailian Sausage

7 lbs. venison
3 lbs. pork shoulder(or 1 1/2 lbs pork butt and 1 1/2 lbs pork fat)
4 tbsp salt
2 tbsp paprika
2 tbsp crushed red chili peppers
1 tbsp cayenne pepper
3 tbsp whole fennel seeds
2 tbsp whole anise seeds
1 tsp white pepper
1 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp sugar
1 cup ice water

Prepare the same as the sweet sausage.

If you want a milder venison flavor use 3 lbs venison and 7 lbs fresh pork shoulder.

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