Homemade Sausage Seasoning Blend

Homemade Sausage Seasoning Blend

Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3 1/2 teaspoons paprika
• 2/3 teaspoon garlic granules or 2/3 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/3 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, for spicy (optional)

Directions

• 1 Blend all ingredients together in a spice grinder or mini-food processor (or you may also just stir together if you like some chunkier bits of fennel in your sausage).
• 2 Store in an airtight container until ready to use.
• 3 To use, mix with 1 pound ground meat.
• 4 Chill seasoned meat 3 hours before using.
• 5 Or you may also use this in any recipe calling for sausage seasoning.