Instructions

1. 1. If making sausages in links, rinse the salted hog’s casing with cold water and set on the side.

2. Remove stems from arugula and discard. Cut leaves into 1 inch strips and place in a large basin filled with cold water. Gently swirl around the arugula to let any dirt fall at bottom of basin. Lift leaves out of the water and set on side .Rinse the arugula 2 or 3 times, until all sand is washed away. Transfer on a colander to drain and place on a kitchen towel to dry. If arugula is not available use curly endive, also called chicory or dandelion. Throw away any damaged leaves, remove and discard stems and follow above instruction for cleaning, cutting and rinsing the vegetable; however the chicory or dandelion must be cooked for 10 minutes in a pot with boiling salted water, stirring occasionally. Transfer on a colander to drain, squeeze out the water and place on kitchen towels to dry and to cool.

3. 2. In a large pan or basin, combine thoroughly the ground pork with all the ingredients. Cover and place into the refrigerator for a few hours to build up more taste and to blend all flavors.

4. 3. Make the links following the instructions on the sausage stuffing tool, to complete the process. Hang the sausages for a few hours, and ideally, storage overnight into the refrigerator, before cooking them.

5. 4. If you do not use the casing, divide the sausage meat into 15 equal portions and form into the shape of sausages or patties. Work very quickly so the meat will not get warm.

6. 5. Storage for a few hours into the refrigerator and then cook the skinless sausages or the patties in your preferred method