I’ve been admiring (from afar) all of the things that have been done around the web for Charcutapalooza the past few months. I haven’t joined since I felt I likely couldn’t give it the time that it deserved.
It did make me think though of my mom’s old meat grinder that I have had in the basement and never used. So I pulled it out.
Chorizo was whispering to me.
I waited until the babes was asleep and suckered manipulated convinced father-in-law to help me make sausage at 9:00 at night. What else would you want to do?
We had a 3 1/2 lb. pork rib roast that needed using up. He took off the bones and chopped the meat into 2 inch cubes. I asked him to keep the fat but get rid of the grissle.
Meanwhile, I got all of the spice ready. I pulled in all the flavours that I love in chorizo, borrowed from a recipe in Jennifer MacLagan’s fantastic book “Fat” and guessed at the quantities-this is what I used.
3 garlic cloves, 1 T. sea salt, 1/2 T. ground cumin, 1 t. oregano, 1 tsp. pepper, 1/2 tsp. ground allspice, 1 dried ancho chile, 1T. crushed chiles, 1 T. paprika, 1 dried chipotle chile, 1 cup of ice water and 1 T. of cider vinegar.
Lovely cubes ready to go.
Mix in everything and let sit for 30 minutes…yum.
Discover that the sausage maker you’ve had in the basement is missing a piece, put everything in your really old food processor and pulse until smooth (you don’t want to heat the meat at all).
Hey! That is some fine sausage. I froze half of this bounty.
Don’t forget about those gorgeous bones. These are a chef’s treat and simply roasted with a bit of hoisen on them.
Form into patties and fry.
If you want to get fancy then serve on a rustic piece of bread with a chunk of pineapple on the top.
The chorizo looks delicious! I feel hungry just looking at your photographs.
Thanks for sharing some with me…they were delicious!
that's just so clever, well done and looks very yummy too!
L'Heure: I never thought I would have ever heard that. My early photography made food look like "snot" according to my god daughter.Michi: Thanks for lunch yesterday. It was a treat.Deanne: It was crazily easy-give it a go.
Looks delicious 🙂 thanks for sharing the how-to's at Beach Cottage Good Life Wednesdays.
I'm really enjoying the warm thought of my stash in the freezer too.
Ahhh. Excellent. I love homemade sausages – especially when things don't go perfectly.It's "rustic". =D