Homemade Sausage Seasoning Blend - cooking recipe

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)

Preparation

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).
Store in an airtight container until ready to use.
To use, mix with 1 pound ground meat.
Chill seasoned meat 3 hours before using.
Or you may also use this in any recipe calling for sausage seasoning.