Cudighi is an Italian style sausage that is popular in the Negaunee/Ishpeming Michigan area. It’s rarely heard of outside that area, except by all the Method family and in-laws that brag about it and bring it back with them.

Ingredients

5 lbs

25 lbs

Lean Pork Butt (ground pork over        the counter will work)

1/2 t

2 t

Black Pepper

1/2 t

2 t

White Pepper

1/2 t

2 t

Nutmeg

1/4 t

1 t

Mace

3 T

1 cup

Salt

1/4 t

1 t

Cloves

1/4 t

1 t

Allspice

5 T

1 cup

Dry Wine

1/2 t

2 t

Garlic Powder

(Note: the spices are a bit generous)

Mix all together, let stand at least 2 hours. Do not use an aluminum container. If you have all your ingredients lined up, it might take you all of 10 minutes to make 5 pounds of mixture! Make up patties whatever length you want. I found very little shrinkage in frying. I like this recipe so much, I doubt if I will every buy cudighi again. It freezes very well.

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