Anyone have a recipe for a spice mix I can put into ground pork to
make chorizo?

nb

"notbob" > wrote in message
news:%uSCb.534986$HS4.4086172@attbi_s01...
> Anyone have a recipe for a spice mix I can put into ground pork to
> make chorizo?

Soitanly! Nyuk Nyuk

2 Lb. ground pork.
3 1/2 tsp. salt
6 Tbl. pure ground red chile
6-20 small hot dried red chiles; tepine, Thai dragon, pico de gallo or the
like, crushed
4-6 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbl. dry leaf oregano
2 tsp. whole cumin seed, crushed
1 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
4 Tbl. good cider or wine vinegar
2 1/2 Tbl. water

Got it off the web, pretty authentic. You can make it into patties, saute
it coarse, or stuff into casing and even smoked.

Paul

notbob wrote:
>
> Anyone have a recipe for a spice mix I can put into ground pork to
> make chorizo?
>
> nb

I just looked at the ingredients on some Spanish chorizos I have and the magic
ingredient is paprika.

A search on Google found several recipes but they seem to use no paprika and
instead use chile powder. Not quite the same.

Here is one: http://southernfood.about.com/librar...3/bl30103q.htm

and another: http://recipes.chef2chef.net/recipe-...4/A04761.shtml

and one mo http://www.1worldrecipes.com/recipe.asp?r=126

and lastly: http://www.recipezaar.com/62148

Here is one that does contain paprika but also chiles. Real chorizo comes from
Spain originally and is not picy and does not contain chile powder or spicy
peppers. http://www.globalgarden.com/Chile-He...0003/0848.html

For some reason most of these seem to be some kind of Mexican variety of
chorizo.

But finally found one that sounds closer to the kind of chorizo made in Spain.
It took me 7 pages to find this: http://www.1worldrecipes.com/recipe.asp?r=599
(hot pimenton means hot paprika but I suggest you use sweet paprika).

Let me know which you try and how you like it.

Bert