Chorizo Sausage Food

CHORIZO SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Break the colorin chiles into 3 pieces, and put them and the deArbol peppers in a bowl.
• Pour the boiling water over them and let them sit until they're re-hydrated and soft.
• Place the re-hydrated chiles together with the liquid into a food processor and add the garlic, oregano, cumin, black pepper, sugar, vinegar, tequila, and salt, and process until the mixture is smooth.
• Place ground pork and the liquid mixture into a sturdy electric mixer (such as a KitchenAid) and mix well.
• When secured in a sealed container, this chorizo keeps well in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks. I usually let it sit in the fridge for a couple of days to let the flavors meld, then divide it into smaller portions of 3 to 4 ounces (that's about two servings) and freeze it. If you have casings, you can also stuff it into those and smoke it - very tasty!

HOMEMADE CHORIZO SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the canola oil in a small saute pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute. Add the oregano, cumin, paprika, cayenne and cinnamon and cook 1 minute. Add the vinegar and cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
• Remove the onion-spice mixture from the heat. Transfer to a blender, add 1/4 cup cold water and blend until smooth. Pour into a bowl and let cool to room temperature.
• Add the ground pork to the onion-spice mixture and gently mix to combine. Mix in 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 24 hours to allow the flavors to meld.
• To cook the chorizo, form the pork mixture into 8 patties. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon canola oil in a cast-iron skillet over high heat until smoking. Add the patties and cook until golden brown and just cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Serve hot.

CHORIZO SAUSAGE SEASONING MIX

Steps:

• Blend the pork, pork fat, and seasonings together. Refrigerate 1-2 days to allow the spices and meat to infuse together.
• With the cold coarse attachment of the meat grinder work the seasoned pork through the grinder. Send 1/2 of the mixture through the grinder a second time. Mix thoroughly. Stuff the casings using a funnel and tie at desired link size. Prick the sausages so they do not burst while cooking.

CHORIZO OR HOMEMADE MEXICAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Place meat in a large bowl.
• Have everything cool.
• Break up the meat, sprinkle evenly with the rest of the ingredients.
• Make sure everything is evenly mixed by kneading the mixture with your hands.
• At this point the chorizo will keep for at least a couple weeks in your refrigerator, Or let it season for a couple days in your refrigerator, then wrap it in small packages, (3-4 ounces is about right for two people), and it will freeze fine for months.
• It can also be stuffed into casings and smoked like any other pork sausage.

SAUSAGE & BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil in a large heavy-based pan.
• Add 1 finely chopped onion and cook gently for 5 minutes.
• Add 2 finely chopped medium celery sticks, 1 chopped yellow pepper and 1 chopped red pepper and cook for a further 5 mins.
• Add 6 chorizo sausages and 6 pork sausages and fry for 5 minutes.
• Stir in 3 chopped garlic cloves, 1 ½ tsp sweet smoked paprika, ½ tsp ground cumin and 1 tbsp dried thyme and continue cooking for 1 - 2 mins or until the aromas are released.
• Pour in 125ml white wine and use a wooden spoon to remove any residue stuck to the pan.
• Add two 400g cans of tomatoes, and 2 sprigs of fresh thyme and bring to a simmer. Crumble in the chicken stock cube and stir.
• Cook for 40 minutes. Stir in a 400g drained and rinsed can of aduki beans and cook for a further five minutes.
• Remove the thyme sprigs, season with black pepper and stir through some snipped chives, if using. Serve.

CHORIZO (MEXICAN SAUSAGE)

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together.
• Chill before using.

CHORIZO TAQUITOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a large skillet, saute the sausage over medium heat until browned - about 6 minutes (I like to break it apart into smaller pieces while it's cooking).
• Drain 1/4 cup of oil from the cooked sausage.
• Set sausage aside to cool.
• Stir salsa and cheese into the skillet of sausage, mix well.
• Place a tortilla on a work surface and spoon 1/4 cup of the sausage mixture down the center.
• Fold tortilla in half, then roll up.
• Secure with toothpicks.
• Place on foil-lined cookie sheet.
• Repeat until all sausage/tortillas are gone.
• **You can prepare ahead until this point, and keep in the refrigerator until you're ready to bake**.
• Bake, turning them halfway through cooking time so you get even browning, until filling is hot and tortilla is crisp and golden brown - about 18 minutes. **Check them at least 5 minutes early - mine were done quicker than 18 minute last time.**.
• Cut taquitos in half, crosswise.
• Serve hot with your choice of condiments!

MEXICAN CHORIZO

Steps:

• Place the pork, Aleppo pepper, chili powder, garlic, salt, black pepper, oregano, cumin, cloves, and coriander into a bowl, and lightly toss the pork with the seasonings until thoroughly blended. Cover the bowl, and refrigerate the meat, your meat grinder's head assembly, and grinder hopper for 1 hour.
• Fill a large mixing bowl with ice cubes, and place a smaller metal bowl in the ice cubes to catch the ground meat. Assemble the chilled meat grinder, and grind the pork and seasonings using a coarse cutting plate. Return ground meat to refrigerator for 30 minutes. Lightly stir the ground pork with the vinegar and water until thoroughly mixed, form into patties, and refrigerate overnight, covered, to let flavors develop.
• Heat vegetable oil in a heavy skillet over medium-low heat, and pan-fry the patties until browned and no longer pink in the middle, 5 to 8 minutes per side.