Chorizo
Chorizo is a type of sausage that originates from Spain and Portugal. It is typically made from pork, but can also be made from other meats such as chicken or beef. The sausage is seasoned with a variety of spices, which can vary depending on the region it is from. Chorizo is used in a variety of dishes, both traditional and modern.
The history of chorizo recipes is thought to date back to the 8th century, when the Moors invaded Spain. The sausage is thought to have been introduced to the Iberian Peninsula by the Moors, who brought with them a variety of spices from North Africa. These spices were used to season the sausage, which was then known as "salsicha".
Chorizo became popular in Spain and Portugal during the Middle Ages. During this time, the sausage was often used as a way to preserve meat. This was because the sausage was packed with a lot of salt, which helped to prevent the meat from going bad. Chorizo was also popular because it was a cheap food that could be easily made at home.
Advice
Chorizo is a spicy and flavorful sausage that can be enjoyed in a variety of dishes. To make chorizo, it is important to use the freshest ingredients, such as fresh-ground pork, garlic, paprika, cumin, and chili powder. You can also add other spices to your chorizo to give it a unique flavor. When frying chorizo, it is important to cook on medium heat so that the fat renders and the sausage crisps up. Additionally, make sure to let the chorizo rest for a few minutes before serving to allow the flavors to blend. Lastly, chorizo can be refrigerated and enjoyed the next day. Enjoy!
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Recipes
Tofu ‘Chorizo’
- cilantro
- green onion
- salt
- chili powder
- garlic
- apple cider vinegar
- cumin
- onion
- cinnamon
- olive oil
- blocks tofu
Homemade Mexican-Style Chorizo
- cinnamon
- clove
- cumin
- salt
- white vinegar
- garlic
- ground pork
- oregano
- paprika
- chili powder
Spicy Chorizo Pasta
- salt
- orecchiette
- red pepper flake
- olive oil
- double concentrate tomato paste
- garlic
- spanish chorizo
One-Pot Spanish-Style Shrimp and Chorizo Pasta
- salt
- lemon
- shrimp
- lemon juice
- fennel
- onion
- pea
- parsley
- olive oil
- parmesan cheese
- tomato paste
- clam juice
- garlic
- spanish chorizo
- fideo
Fresh Green Chorizo
- parsley
- ground pork
- salt
- coriander seed
- black peppercorn
- bay leaf
- poblano pepper
- oregano
- sherry vinegar
- cumin seed
- serrano chile
- clove
- garlic
Chunky Chicken and Chorizo Chili
- olive oil
- cumin
- beer
- onion
- bell pepper
- red bean
- tomato
- polenta
- ground chicken
- butter
- thyme
- green onion
- chili powder
- garlic
- chorizo
- chicken stock
- salt
Pumpkin and Chorizo Chili
- coffee
- cocoa powder
- olive oil
- unsulphured molasses
- cayenne pepper
- mexican oregano
- coriander
- salt
- tomato
- pumpkin pureé
- cinnamon
- arbol chile
- allspice
- clove
- lime
- chorizo
- adobo sauce
- cumin
- smoked paprika
- cannellini bean
- onion
- chipotle
- garlic
- beef stock
- guajillo chile
Crispy Chorizo Tacos
- olive oil
- corn tortilla
- chorizo
- monterey jack cheese
Skillet Grilled Seafood and Chorizo Paella.
- salt
- spanish smoked paprika
- red pepper
- onion
- blue cheese stuffed green olife
- white wine
- seafood
- saffron
- jasmine
- olive oil
- garlic
- chicken thigh
- tomato
- chicken broth
- spanish chorizo
- parsley
- lemons juice
- white truffle oil
Spicy Clam Chorizo Pasta
- onion
- light beer
- spaghetti
- honey
- tomato
- chorizo
- salt
- cilantro
- parsley
- tomato paste
- chiles de arbol
- olive oil
- littleneck clam
- garlic
White Bean and Chorizo Chili
- black pepper
- salt
- cheddar cheese
- cannellini bean
- tomato
- garlic
- sour cream
- chorizo
- olive oil
- chili powder
- cumin
- onion
3 Tasty Tapas: Sherry-Garlic Beef, Sherry-Garlic Mushrooms, Grilled Chorizo
- salt
- sherry
- chorizo
- tenderloin
- parsley
- olive oil
- mushroom cap
- garlic
Chorizo Burgers
- green leaf lettuce
- hot sauce
- salt
- taco tot
- monterey jack cheese
- chuck
- taco seasoning
- tomato
- chorizo
- cilantro
- mayonnaise
- olive oil
- butter
- potato tot
- hamburger bun
- egg
- green chile
- bacon
Vegan Chorizo
- apple cider vinegar
- paprika
- oregano
- shiitake
- oil
- cinnamon
- clove
- tofu
- cumin
- liquid amino
- salt
- chiles de árbol
- garlic
- water
- coriander
- guajillo chile
Chicken Chorizo Chili
- cheddar cheese
- salt
- lager
- tomato
- oregano
- cannellini bean
- tomato
- onion
- chicken
- chili powder
- cinnamon
- chicken broth
- bay leaf
- garlic
- olive oil
Vegan Chorizo for Omnivores Recipe
- salt
- soy sauce
- cumin seed
- yellow
- coriander seed
- cottony tofu block
- black
- poblano pepper
- onion
- hot chiles like arbol
- chipotle
- chile like ancho
- sweet chiles like costeño
- cinnamon
- red wine vinegar
- vegetable shortening
- water
- oregano
- raisin
- mexican oregano
- garlic
- clove
- tempeh
Chorizo Quesadillas
- salt
- cilantro
- jalapeño
- onion
- chorizo
- monterey pepper jack
- green onion
- plum tomato
- flour tortilla
Chicken-Chorizo Paella
- salt
- spanish onion
- chicken wing
- garlic
- saffron thread
- vegetable oil
- bay leaf
- chicken thigh
- calasparra rice
- ketchup
- carrot
- celery
- spanish chorizo
- black peppercorn
- kalamata
- spanish onion
- pea
- tomato paste
- olive oil
- smoked spanish paprika
- piquillo pepper
- garlic
- bay leaf
- bell pepper
- spanish onion
- celery
- juniper berry
- thyme
Skillet Chicken and Chorizo Paella
- parsley
- lemon
- sweet pea
- chicken thigh
- olive oil
- rice
- salt
- tomato
- bell pepper
- black pepper
- saffron thread
- smoked paprika
- lower chicken broth
- onion
- garlic
- cured spanish chorizo
Chorizo Quesadillas with Easy Homemade Salsa
- salsa
- lime juice
- salt
- sour cream
- butter
- olive oil
- garlic
- jalapeño
- flour tortilla
- cilantro
- onion
- black bean
- pepper jack cheese
- mexican chorizo sausage
- plum tomato
Chorizo
- water
- ground pork
- ground beef
- garlic
- salt
- black pepper
- canela
- star anise
- sugar
- clove
- white wine
- white wine vinegar
- mexican oregano
- ancho chile
Crispy Potato and Chorizo Tacos Recipe
- salsa verde
- salt
- chorizo
- russet potato
- white vinegar
- onion
- cilantro
- corn tortilla
- lime
- vegetable oil
Seafood-Chorizo Tacos
- corn tortilla
- garlic
- onion
- squid
- chorizo
- shrimp
- cumin
- olive oil
- lime juice
- mexican lager
- pepper
- salt
Summer squash, corn, and chorizo tacos
- avocado
- yellow summer squash
- zucchini
- cilantro
- chorizo
- oregano
- cumin
- salt
- onion
- corn
- safflower oil
- jalapeño
- garlic
- corn
- cayenne pepper
- queso fresco
- salsa
- lime
Black-eyed-pea and Mexican chorizo soup
- chorizo
- vegetable oil
- chipotle
- tortilla chip
- cumin
- oregano
- onion
- cilantro
- allspice
- tomato
- pepper jack cheese
- lime juice
- chicken broth
- garlic
- black eyed pea
- black pepper
- lime
- salt
- sour cream
Vegetarian Chorizo Tacos with Masa Queso
- spice mill
- salt
- pickled red onion
- shitake mushroom
- canola oil
- mexican oregano
- butter
- onion
- garlic
- milk
- onion
- heavy cream
- apple cider vinegar
- masa
- cumin seed
- light brown sugar
- gruyère cheese
- brown rice
- guajillo chile
- clove
- garlic
- morita
- tortilla
Chicken-Chorizo Paella
- grain white rice
- marinated spanish olife
- white wine
- onion
- saffron thread
- orange bell pepper
- bell pepper
- defrosted green pea
- salt
- smoked paprika
- chile powder
- black pepper
- red pepper flake
- chicken broth
- chicken breast
- olive oil
- garlic
- parsley
- tomato
- chorizo
- lemon serve
Green Chorizo
- kitchenaid
- bind
- pork shoulder
- black pepper
- serrano chile
- pumpkin seed
- oregano
- garlic
- mm hog casing
- salt
- flat leaf spinach
- bay leaf
Homemade Mexican Chorizo
- ground pork
- olive oil
- chorizo seasoning
- water
- white vinegar
Easy Fresh Mexican Chorizo Recipe
- ancho chile
- cumin
- pork shoulder
- mexicano oregano
- black pepper
- achiote
- clove
- coriander seed
- cinnamon
- salt
- red wine
- garlic
Chorizo
- sugar
- vinegar
- pork butt
- black pepper
- oregano
- garlic powder
- red pepper
- salt
- paprika
- water
Bourbon Bean and Chorizo Tacos
- salt
- vegetable oil
- onion
- pinto bean
- fajita flour tortilla
- cilantro
- maker mark bourbon
- monterey jack cheese
- garlic
- chorizo
Chorizo
- corn tortilla
- pork fatback
- mexican oregano
- chipotle
- salt
- cayenne pepper
- cumin
- sugar
- pork shoulder
- achiote paste
- ancho chile
- apple cider vinegar
- garlic
Chorizo Quesadillas With Radish and Fennel Salsa Recipe
- Salsa
- salt
- cilantro
- pepper
- lime juice
- green onion
- radish
- Quesadillas
- olive oil
- cheddar cheese
- green onion
- flour tortilla
- spanish chorizo sausage
Smoky Shrimp-and-Chorizo Soup
- avocado
- garlic toast
- salt
- all purpose flour
- sweet smoked paprika
- garlic
- carrot
- onion
- shrimp
- chicken broth
- tomato
- chorizo
Shrimp-and-Chorizo Tortas
- lettuce
- mayonnaise
- kaiser roll
- garlic
- chorizo
- canola oil
- lime juice
- onion
- shrimp
- pepper
- salt
Easy Mexican Chorizo Tacos Recipe
- To Serve (all suggestions optional except tortillas)
- mexican crema
- avocado
- salsa verde
- queso fresco
- radish
- cilantro
- lime
- corn tortilla
- chipotle
- onion
- poblano pepper
- chorizo
- vegetable oil
Chorizo Queso
- chorizo
- butter
- all purpose flour
- mexican lager
- smoked gouda
- heavy cream
- cheddar cheese
- american cheese
Chorizo Tacos
- peppered monterey jack
- fillings accompaniment
- pico de gallo
- corn
- chorizo
- garlic
- onion
- cilantro
- corn tortilla
- guacamole
Chorizo Burger
- lettuce
- salt
- ground beef
- cilantro
- onion
- tomato
- lemon juice
- garlic
- jalapeño
- mayonnaise
- avocado
- hamburger bun
- pepper jack cheese
- chipotle
- chorizo
Chorizo Burger
- french fry
- black pepper
- salt
- corn
- honey
- lime juice
- chili powder
- mexican oregano
- onion
- panko breadcrumb
- coriander
- poblano pepper
- onion
- mexican crema
- cumin
- cayenne pepper
- chorizo
- ground beef
- cilantro
- grapeseed oil
- bell pepper
- butter
- brioche burger bun
- tomato
Chorizo Bites with Arugula Pesto
- oil
- sherry vinegar
- salt
- water
- garlic
- romano
- olive oil
- walnut
- link chorizo sausage
- arugula
Chorizo
- salt
- navy bean
- spanish paprika
- ham hock
- carrot
- leek
- chorizo sausages variety
- bell pepper
- bacon
- garlic
- bay leaf
- onion
Chorizo Queso
- cilantro
- salt
- tortilla chip
- american cheese
- avocado
- chorizo
- all purpose flour
- pickle
- onion
- black bean
- jalapeño
- red pepper
- cheddar cheese
- heavy cream
Chorizo Bites with Smoked Paprika and Piquillo Pepper Aioli
- salt
- lime zest
- smoked spanish paprika
- mayonnaise
- cilantro
- piquillo pepper
- spanish chorizo
Chorizo Torta
- red salsa
- links chorizo
- pasilla
- mexican roll
- chihuaua cheese
Chorizo
- salt
- garlic
- smoked paprika
- ancho chile
- guajillo chile powder
- onion
- espresso chile
- coriander
- ground pork
- oil
- jalapeño
Chorizo Bites in Sweet & Spicy Sauce
- water
- garlic
- cornflour cornstarch
- salt
- brown sugar
- ketchup
- oil
- hot sauce
- pineapple juice
- chorizo
- parsley
- pepper
- toothpick
Chorizo Queso
- evaporated milk
- el paso green chile
- tomato
- salt
- cream cheese
- butter
- cornstarch
- chorizo
- cheddar cheese
Chorizo Tacos
- chorizo
- poblano pepper
- onion
- flour tortilla
- canola oil
- cilantro
Chorizo Burgers
- jalapeño
- spinach
- onion
- apple cider vinegar
- sugar
- water
- chorizo
- pepper
- salt
- horseradish
- sesame seed hamburger bun
- ground beef
Mexican Chorizo Tacos
- ground pork
- garlic
- corn tortilla
- chorizo seasoning
- cilantro
- water
- onion
Grill-Pressed Chorizo Tortas Recipe
- Type of fire Direct
- grill heat
- direct type
- onion
- chipotle mayonnaise
- avocado
- poblano pepper
- bolillo roll
- bricks wrapped
- links mexcan chorizo
- oaxacan cheese
Spicy Cabbage and Chorizo Soup
- black pepper
- lemon juice
- red pepper flake
- yukon gold potato
- navy
- onion
- green
- olive oil
- salt
- garlic
- water
- chorizo
Pan-Fried Chorizo Burgers with Avocado, Fried Eggs and Spicy Mayo
- salt
- lettuce
- mayonnaise
- chorizo
- ground beef
- coriander
- lime juice
- cumin
- avocado
- hot sauce
- cilantro
- olive oil
- garlic
- fried egg
- hamburger bun
- pepper jack cheese
Shrimp Chorizo
- salt
- cinnamon
- egg white
- heavy cream
- garlic
- guajillo chile
- mexican oregano
- sugar
- coriander seed
- black peppercorn
- bay leaf
- clove
- shrimp
Spanish Chorizo with Dates, Cabrales, and Vanilla Oil
- vanilla bean
- olive oil
- cabrale
- medjool date
- spanish chorizo
Grilled Mexican Chorizo With Spicy Tomato-Caper Sauce Recipe
- salt
- lime
- chili powder
- vegetable oil
- tomato
- onion
- cilantro
- caper
- green
- mexican chorizo sausage
- cumin
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Correlated with Higher Ratings
- garlic
Staple Ingredients
- salt 50%
- garlic 46%
Usual Ingredients
- clove 25%
- oregano 25%
- water 25%
- cinnamon 21%
- cumin 21%