[K's Kitchen]

I have bought chorizo sausages for the first time. Tasted them in soups but thats it. All I know is that they release a lovely oil but I have never cooked with them before.

I am looking for tried and tested dinner recipes. I will try them with anything but NOT prawns

[whoever,hey]

Well for dinner last night i made a chorizo and red pepper risotto with a seared salmon on top. Tasted amazing .

The oil works really well in this because i release the oil in the pan than the rice goes into. So after chorizo, add onion, garlic and rice, then do the whole add stock thing. Then red peppers. Then 10 mins till the end, i sear salmon skin down really really hot till mostly cooked through, then pop the salmon skin up on to the risotto to finish it off.

I dont use a stock cube either, i make a stock from a bit of balsamic, coneyaqu (sp), seasoning and water.

[c00kiemonster72]

Not had chorizo much myself but one thing I did with it one was stuff some chicken breasts with sliced chorizo and mozzarella cheese and breadcrumb the breasts

Same as you would do a kiev, but with a different filling

[Espresso]

I fry it with onions and garlic and then add a can of something like chickpeas or butter beans or lentils and just before serving I chop in loads fresh coriander and squirt on some lemon juice. Lush.

If I've been really organised, I do the same thing with maple peas that I have soaked overnight and cooked up. That's the best one, but any sort of pork thing with any sort of legume is always a hit with me.

[K's Kitchen]

Whoever hey - that sounds good but I dont do risottos - but its on my list of new foods to try - same as chorizo is When I decide to make risottos - you make sure you give me loads of tips! Love love salmon though

Cookiemonster - that is a good idea - I can imagine the lovely juices it would give off and I could not breadcrumb it and make a gravy to go over YUM! Fillets in the freezer too

Espresso - Great - but I have not got fresh cori, lemons or tins in my cupboard - I alwasy have chickpeas or butterbeans in my cupboard too

Thank you very much for your tips - keep them coming cos I want to try more than one recipe - as I said - chorizo is on my list of foods to try this year lol

[K's Kitchen]

Hubby has just pointed something out to me - the chorizo is actually pork and chorizo sausages! So not 100% chorizo! So I was think about making a stuffing and having with chicken - I think that would work until I get actual chorizo sausages

[degsyhufc]

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Originally Posted by K's Kitchen

Hubby has just pointed something out to me - the chorizo is actually pork and chorizo sausages! So not 100% chorizo! So I was think about making a stuffing and having with chicken - I think that would work until I get actual chorizo sausages

Do you mean a standard pork sausage with bits of cured chorizo in with the mix?
Chorizo is basically pork & paprika sausage (often with garlic also).
Also there are different types.
Is it the fresh sausage that required cooking or the cured salami type?
Just if you're going to stuff things you need to cook it off first, like you would do if you were using bacon in a stuffing.



I find the cooking chorizo works well in a paella type rice dish. Fry off onions, peppers, chorizo, add the rice and fry for another minute to get it coated in the oil. Add stock.
You can also add chicken.

[swingaleg]

I used to have chorizo for lunch a lot at one time...........

very basic...........slice it, put it in a bowl with sliced tomato and olives, drizzle olive oil over, pepper to taste, eat with crusty french bread.............

[Sad_BB_Addict]

This is luvverly
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1...th-poached-egg

[whoever,hey]

If you like rice, I would have thought you would live risotto.

[HazzaGrazza]

LOVE chorizo, it's probably one of my fave ingredients.

I usually make a jambalaya with it. Chorizo, chicken, green pepper, onion, cajun seasoning, tinned tomatoes, stock, rice. It's soooo nice!

I also like to use in in tapas so I will cook some chorizo in red wine, fry some shelled prawns in lemon and oil and serve them both with some patatas bravas. Mmmmm

I also do a calorific pasta using chorizo and cream. It's really tasty. lol

[alves]

Cube it, fry in a pan until crisp, remove from pan.

In the same pan, add any green veg - spring greens is best imo (and cheap!), leeks/cabbage also good. Add a little chicken stock and reduce. Return the chorizo back to the pan and serve.

Very tasty and the oil from the chorizo is great to cook the veg in.

[babelogue]

Madrid chicken

Slice the chorizo and cook with a chicken breast.

Once the chicken has been sealed, add about 250g of tomato based pasta sauce (I like Loyd Grossman's roasted garlic).

Add some chicken stock and slivers of orange peel.

Cover and simmer for half an hour.

Take the lid off and reduce for 20 minutes until the sauce has thickened.

Stir through some orange segments and kalamata olives.

Season to taste and serve with roast potatoes or chunky wedges.

Yum!

[halfacrown]

Fry off some crispy bacon and onion with your chorizo add a tomato based sauce of your choice and pair with some pasta, sprinkled with parmesan, very nice indeed.

[orangebird]

My version of patatas a lo pobre. Roughly slice potatoes, onions and peppers. Throw into a baking dish with chopped up chorizo and add veg stock to just cover. Cover dish in foil and bake on low (150/160) for an hour and a half. Serve with roast chicken. Yummy.

[Caramel Crunch]

Fry some chorizo & sliced red & green peppers for a few minutes.
Place in an ovenproof dish.
Crack two eggs over it, season & top with grated cheese.
Bake in the oven gas 5 for 20 mins.

[saladcream]

Beef and Chorizo stew!! yummy

scallops with chorizo

chorizo and red pepper pasta

[saladcream]

ooooops

[Abriel]

They were on BOGOF at Sainburys the last few weeks so we did a Goulash off Something for the weekend, baked spanish risotto (you could leave out the prawns - it somes out a slightly different texture from "normal" risotto)
and put some in a chilli
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/sa..._chorizo_06598

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/ba...hrisotto_70241
all were loverly

[Echo Zulu]

I cube it and add to a tray with chicken thighs, peppers, courgette, onions, new potatoes, cherry tomatoes, garlic, rosemary, thyme and a little olive oil. Bake in a medium oven for an hour - cover with foil for the first half an hour. A delicious and simple one tray meal that after five minutes' preparation can be left to cook.

It's pretty adaptable too so you can add and remove ingredients according to your tastes/ what food you have in.

[degsyhufc]

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Originally Posted by K's Kitchen

Hubby has just pointed something out to me - the chorizo is actually pork and chorizo sausages! So not 100% chorizo! So I was think about making a stuffing and having with chicken - I think that would work until I get actual chorizo sausages

If they are these then you need to treat them as standrd sausages
http://groceries.asda.com/asda-estor...okiesDetecting

Although some of the recipes in this thread could be adapted to use them many of the recipes are for cured chorizo which is a totally different product.

[K's Kitchen]

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Originally Posted by Sad_BB_Addict

This is luvverly
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1...th-poached-egg

Haha - cant believe it! This is what I was gonna cook! lol But I only have 6 sausages and am trying to feed 3 hungry people so thats why I posted on here! Great minds and all!

[K's Kitchen]

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Originally Posted by degsyhufc

Do you mean a standard pork sausage with bits of cured chorizo in with the mix?
Chorizo is basically pork & paprika sausage (often with garlic also).
Also there are different types.
Is it the fresh sausage that required cooking or the cured salami type?
Just if you're going to stuff things you need to cook it off first, like you would do if you were using bacon in a stuffing.



I find the cooking chorizo works well in a paella type rice dish. Fry off onions, peppers, chorizo, add the rice and fry for another minute to get it coated in the oil. Add stock.
You can also add chicken.

Oh am not sure - I will check though. Am making stuffing - but not stuffing anything! ??? Sounds daft doesnt it? haha. I am making stuffing mixture - and my fave of all is a cheats sage & onion paxo with good quality steak squared sausage - its a childhood fave! But tonight am making the stuffing using the insides of these chorizo things I have - no need to brown any meat when using paxo - and I make up the mix and then just cover in foil and bake - its brilliant! Standard chicken and gravy to go alongside!

[K's Kitchen]

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Originally Posted by whoever,hey

If you like rice, I would have thought you would live risotto.

Risotto is more moist than the way I like my normal rice - example - thats why I prefer say a biryani to a normal curry

[K's Kitchen]

Quote:

Originally Posted by degsyhufc

If they are these then you need to treat them as standrd sausages
http://groceries.asda.com/asda-estor...okiesDetecting

Although some of the recipes in this thread could be adapted to use them many of the recipes are for cured chorizo which is a totally different product.

Aw your link wouldnt work for me