Trim fat from pork and retain it.

Grind the remaining pork and mix in the seasonings.

We like fairly lean sausage, but you need to have some fat for good sausage. Grind fat and gradually add to your own desired level of fat content.

Here again, we come to personal taste, but we prefer our sausage on the spicy side, so we add additional pepper flakes.

Make a few small patties and fry them for a sample. Adjust spices accordingly

We make the mixture into balls (approx 1/4 lb) and put them in the cheap fold-top sandwich bags and flatten them into patties and store them in a larger freezer bag. Place the patties you are not cooking into your freezer to cook later.

Cook over medium-high heat for 5-10 minutes on each side in a skillet until the center temperature is at least (160°F) = (71°C) degrees. Cook them as soon as possible if you aren’t freezing them. The time to cook will depend on the size of the patties.