Tuscan Sausage

Photo: flickr user Ruth L

Ingredients

5 pounds Pork butt, chilled

1 tablespoon Plus

2 teaspoons Salt

2 teaspoons Freshly ground pepper

cup Tomato, skinned, seeded and diced ¼ inch thick

cup Mozzarella cheese, diced ¼ inch thick

cup Fresh basil or 1 tbls of dried

3 tablespoons Fresh oregano or 1 tbls of dried

8 Yards prepared casings, about 4 ounces

Preparation

Grind the meat coarsely. Place in a large bowl. Add the slt, pepper, tomato, cheese, basil and oregano. Mix well with hands. Working with one-quarter of the sausage filling at a time (cover and refrigerate the remainder). stuff the casings loosley with the sausage filling. Pinch and twist into 4 inch and cut to separate. Refrigerate while stuffing the remaining sausages..

To cook, prick the sausages all over to prevent the skins from bursting.

Place as many sausages in the skillet as will fit in a single layer without crowding. Pour in about one-half inch of water, cover and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Pour off any liquid. Add the oil to the pan and cook uncovered, turning, until the sausages are evenly browned, about 10 minutes. drain on paper towels and serve hot. Can be made into patties and fried.