Basic Homemade Country Sausage
Recipe courtesy of Gourmet Magazine

2 pounds lean pork (shoulder/butt or trimmings)
1/2 pound pork fatback
3 teaspoons kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons dried sage, crumbled fine
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 cup water

Coarsely grind the pork meat and fatback together into a large bowl. Add the salt, black pepper, dried sage, cayenne, sugar and water and quickly but thoroughly mix to combine. In a hot skillet fry a tablespoon of the sausage until done, taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Shape sausage into patties. In a skillet fry patties until browned on both sides and no longer pink in the center. Serve hot.