Name: Finocchiona
Prep time: 90 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 5 pounds
Ingredients: 5 pounds fatty pork or wild boar shoulder; 51 grams of kosher salt; 6 grams of Instacure No. 2; 10 grams dextrose or 15 grams sugar; 1 tablespoon ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic; 1 tablespoon fennel seeds; 1 tablespoon ground fennel seeds or fennel pollen; 1/3 cup ouzo or other anise-flavored liqueur; 1/4 cup distilled water; 10 grams FRM-52 or T-SPX starter culture; Wide hog casings, (38 to 45 mm)