What should I do with my chorizo?
60 ways with chorizo to spice up your Wednesday night
- Spice up taco night with this easy cheesy chipotle bake.
- Chorizo and white bean salad.
- Jamie Oliver’s huevos rancheros with beans.
- Chorizo parmigiana pasta bake.
- Spicy chorizo enchiladas.
- Cheesy chorizo lasagne.
- Roasted mullet with cannellini beans.
What do you eat with Spanish tortilla?
The best way to serve a Spanish omelette is to slice it like a cake. It’s great on its own, but makes a fabulous light lunch served with fresh bread and a salad.
What do you eat Spanish chorizo with?
How to eat it:
- In tapas: as an appetizer cut into slices, on its own or with bread, cheese and wine.
- In soups like chorizo bean soup (link to recipe for Spanish Chorizo Bean Soup) or chicken and chorizo stew (link to Chicken and chorizo stew)
- In pasta dishes.
- On pizza.
- In vegetable dishes.
What is Spanish chorizo?
Chorizo is a highly seasoned chopped or ground pork sausage used in Spanish and Mexican cuisine. Mexican chorizo is made with fresh (raw, uncooked) pork, while the Spanish version is usually smoked.
What is the best way to cook chorizo?
Heat a pan: Place a pan over medium heat. Cooking chorizo slowly over low heat will allow its flavors to fully develop, but medium heat works almost as well if you’re in a time crunch. Avoid using high heat, because it will burn the chorizo links without fully cooking them through.
What flavors go well with chorizo?
Traditionally, Mexican chorizo is a mix of pork, chiles and flavors like coriander and ginger, with the added tang of vinegar. I love pairing chorizo with clams, bell peppers and, surprisingly, pears, which balance out the smoky heat of the chorizo with a fresh, sweet flavor.
What is the difference between a frittata and a tortilla?
The main difference between a tortilla and a frittata is in how the eggs are finished. Both preparations begin with the eggs and filling, cooked stovetop in a frying pan. But whereas the frittata is finished in the oven, Spanish tortillas are flipped and finished on the stovetop.
What’s the difference between Spanish omelette and tortilla?
Omelettes are shallow and folded, sometimes containing additional ingredients, normally cheese, ham and mushrooms. Spanish tortilla are a deep omelette containing sliced potatoes and possibly a little onion.
What cheese goes well with chorizo?
On cheese, I’d recommend you use a good, fairly robust-flavored hard cheese. To be as Spanish as possible, go for a Manchego or other good Spanish sheep’s milk cheese. But I have also made this with a smoked cheddar or aged cheddar and it was equally tasty.
What’s the difference between chorizo and cooking chorizo?
Mexican chorizo is made with fresh pork, while Spanish chorizo uses smoked pork. Chorizo can be bought as a whole sausage of either soft cooking chorizo – which must be cooked before eating – or a firmer, drier cured sausage that can be sliced and eaten without cooking.
Do you need oil to cook chorizo?
Cook the chorizo for about 5-6 minutes in a large skillet over medium-high heat—you won’t need any oil here. While the chorizo is cooking, heat the beans in a microwave. Once they’re heated through, place them in the tortilla bowl.
