Homemade Chorizo

Name: Homemade Chorizo
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 chipotles in adobo sauce; 4 Tbsps ancho chili powder; 3 teaspoons pequen chili powder or cayenne pepper; 5 cloves garlic; 2 Tbsps granulated onion; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 4 Tbsps kosher salt; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 2 Tbsps paprika; 2 kilograms well-marbled boneless pork butt; 59 milliliters red wine vinegar; 57 grams hog sausage casing (about 14 feet); 59 milliliters tequila; 20 servings Vegetable oil, for the grill; 1 teaspoons white pepper

Homemade Chorizo might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 20. One portion of this dish contains about 22g of protein, 22g of fat, and a total of 298 calories. Head to the store and pick up vegetable oil, kosher salt, cayenne pepper, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 35 minutes.

Instructions

Prepare the casing.

Soak the casing in cold water for 30 minutes to soften, then run water through it to remove excess salt and check for leaks. (You can buy casings from most butchers.)

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Water

Salt

Blend the chiles.

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Chili Pepper

Remove the seeds from the chipotles, and finely chop in a food processor with the garlic, vinegar and tequila.

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Chipotle Chiles

Tequila

Vinegar

Garlic

Seeds

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Food Processor

Chop the pork.

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Pork

Cut any silver skin off the pork butt, then cut it into 3-inch chunks.

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Boston Butt

Grind the meat.

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Meat

Grind the pork in a meat grinder (or mixer with a grinder attachment) with a 316-inch die. Use the feed tube to push the meat through gently.

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Meat

Pork

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Meat Grinder

Blender

Season the meat.

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Meat

First, "de-bling" (take off your rings!); you'll be mixing with your hands.

Place half the ground meat in a large bowl, cover with half the spice mixture and half the garlic-vinegar mixture, then add the rest of the meat, spices and garlic mixture.

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Ground Beef

Vinegar

Garlic

Spices

Meat

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Bowl

Combine everything with your hands; it's the best way to make sure all the meat gets seasoned.

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Meat

Thread the casing.

Remove the die from the grinder and attach the sausage-stuffing tube, then slide the whole casing onto the tube, leaving enough at the end to tie into a tight knot.

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Stuffing

Sausage

Stuff the casing.

With the mixer on low, gently feed the sausage mixture into the tube, using one hand to guide the casing out at the right speed; be careful not to overstuff or tear the casing.

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Sausage

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Blender

Form the links.

Turn off the mixer after you get about 3 to 4 feet of sausage and cut and tie off the casing. Retie the casing on the stuffing tube and continue making the remaining sausage. Pinch and then twist the long pieces of sausage about every 8 inches to form links.

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Stuffing

Sausage

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Blender

Place the linked sausages on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and refrigerate overnight to dry.

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Sausage

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Grill the sausage.

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Sausage

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Grill

Preheat one side of a grill to medium-high and the other to low. Lightly brush the grill with oil, then grill the sausages until they're browned on all sides, 6 to 8 minutes. Move to low heat and continue grilling until they're cooked through, 5 to 7 more minutes.

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Sausage

Cooking Oil