Hot Italian Sausage

Premio Hot Italian Sausage

This is Premio’s signature Italian sausage bursting with flavor and some heat. Satisfy the spice lovers in your family with Premio Hot Italian Sausage! Including our hot sausage in your recipes will definitely excite taste buds! Add some spice to a pasta dish, stuffed peppers or grilled kabobs by including Premio Hot Italian Sausage. Search our recipe section to find more ways to add some kick to your next meal.

What Goes Into a Spicy Sausage? An Overview of Our Hot Italian Sausage Ingredients

So what makes a spicy Italian sausage, and how is it different from a sweet or mild Italian sausage? While all real Italian sausage is usually made from pork shoulder, ground, combined with spices and then typically put in hog casings to make links or shaped into patties, spicy Italian sausage has that added kick and that extra spice that lets us know we’re enjoying a hot Italian sausage.

That extra spice is red pepper flakes, and Premio Hot Italian Sausage have just the right balance to give our Premio Hot Italian Sausages a robust, flavorful taste without being overwhelming. There’s a place for mild sausage, but a good spicy sausage can get even the most selective food connoisseur’s mouth watering!

Spicy sausage has such an amazing and flavorful taste that it can give new life to virtually any dish. A perfect example is meatloaf. Even if you love meatloaf, after a while it can get pretty boring — and you can bet your kids are getting sick of it, no matter how great a cook you are. Add a little Premio Hot Italian Sausage to the mix, however, and everything changes.

Don’t believe us? Try this recipe for classic meatloaf that incorporates our Premio Hot Italian Sausage and see if the whole family doesn’t come clamoring for more.

Spicy Italian Sausage Recipe: Premio Hot Italian Sausage Meatloaf

Tell your family it’s meatloaf for dinner tonight and check out the bored look on their faces. Then, watch their eyes light up as they bite into this bursting-with-flavor treat.

Start with a pound of Premio Hot Italian Sausage. You’ll also need two large, lightly beaten eggs, two tablespoons of unsalted butter, a cup of chopped onion, a chopped celery rib, a chopped carrot, a half-cup of finely chopped green onions (greens included), three cloves of minced garlic, a third-cup fresh parsley leaves, one and a half teaspoons of salt and a half-teaspoon of fresh ground black pepper.

You’ll also need a pound and a half of ground beef, two-thirds of a cup of ketchup, two teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce and a cup of fresh bread crumbs.

If you’ve ever made meatloaf before, preparing this will be a breeze. Just preheat the oven to 350 degrees with a middle rack. Melt the butter in your skillet on medium heat. When it starts to foam, sauté the onions, carrot, celery, green onions and garlic for five minutes. Cover the pan for another five minutes, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle in the salt and pepper and throw in the Worcestershire sauce and half your ketchup. After another minute, remove from heat.

Once cooled, combine the mixture with your beef, chopped up hot Italian sausage, eggs, breadcrumbs and parsley. Mix it all together until it’s even throughout. Put the mixture into a 4” x 8” or 5” x 9” loaf pan and shape it into a compact loaf. Cover it with the other half of the ketchup. Bake for an hour at 350 degrees, remove, give it ten minutes to cool and serve your family a meatloaf like they’ve never tasted before. Use our store locator to find where our Italian sausage is sold near you!

How To Cook Hot Italian Sausage?

To ensure safety and quality, always cook Premio Hot Italian Sausage to a minimum internal temperature of 160°F using a meat thermometer. Cook times will vary based on your preferred method:

• Gas Grill: Place the links over a medium flame for 15-20 minutes, turning them often with tongs until they are golden brown.
• Broiling: Place the links on a broiler rack 7–9 inches below the heating element and broil for approximately 13–15 minutes per side until they achieve a golden-brown color.
• Pan Frying: Heat a pan to medium temperature, add 6 tablespoons of water, and place the links in the pan. Cook covered for 10–12 minutes, turning often. Then, remove the cover and continue cooking for an additional 5–7 minutes until golden brown.

What To Make With Hot Italian Sausage?

Premio Hot Italian Sausage is crafted to infuse flavor and the perfect amount of heat into a variety of dishes. Use it to bring life to an ordinary meal.

The Crawfish Boil with Premio Hot Italian Sausage is a bold, all-in-one meal that adds a kick of heat to a traditional boil. Bring richness to your dinner with Farfalle with Vodka Sauce, Premio Sausage, Spinach and Basil, where the hot sausage cuts through the creamy sauce for a perfect balance. A guaranteed hit for grilling, the Grilled Italian Sausage and Peppers recipe features savory sausage paired with sweet, charred vegetables. For an unexpected appetizer or side, the Elote Sausages – Mexican Street Corn Sausage combine the flavor of street corn with the fiery sausage. The Flatbread Recipe: Sausage, Fig, Beets & Balsamic Onion offers a sophisticated blend of sweet figs and tangy balsamic, all balanced by the spice of the hot Italian sausage.

It’s also an excellent way to add zing to sandwiches, robust flavor to stuffed peppers, or a fiery kick to grilled kabobs and pasta dishes.

What To Cook With Hot Italian Sausage?

When looking for sides or additions, the robust and spicy flavor of Premio Hot Italian Sausage pairs well with classic Italian-American accompaniments and can enhance the taste of almost any entrée.

Popular choices include:

• Peppers and Onions: Grilled or sautéed bell peppers and onions are the classic pairing for serving sausage on a hoagie roll.
• Pasta: Use the hot sausage to add heat and depth to your favorite sauce, such as a hearty marinara or a creamy vodka sauce.
• Vegetables: Use it to add savory flavor to a tasty vegetable medley or a one pan sausage and vegetable diner. 
• Meatloaf: Mix the ground sausage into your meatloaf recipe (along with ingredients like ground beef, onion, celery, and garlic) to give this classic dish an exciting, unexpected burst of flavor.

What Spices Are In Hot Italian Sausage?

Premio Hot Italian Sausage is seasoned with high-quality ingredients, resulting in a robust, flavorful taste that satisfies spice lovers without being overwhelming.

The signature combination of spices includes:

• Fennel
• Red Pepper (or red pepper flakes)
• Paprika

Unlike some brands, Premio Hot Italian Sausage contains no artificial ingredients, fillers, MSG, or preservatives. We combine premium pork with these classic spices, along with a touch of sugar and salt, to craft a product that is naturally delicious and bursting with flavor.