Recipe: Perfect Chorizo al Vino

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Chorizo al Vino. Today David takes on a true Spanish crowd-pleaser, an authentic chorizo al vino tinto (chorizo in red wine) recipe! Chorizo is a gift that keeps on giving. I fell in love with this delicious Spanish sausage when I first moved to Spain six years ago, and it's remained one of my favorite foods ever since.

This recipe for chorizo al vino comes from Lobos, a tapas bar in Borough Market. It's really simple but combines classic, bold Spanish flavours and is ideal to serve as part of a tapas spread. Lo importante, claro, es usar materia prima. You can cook Chorizo al Vino using 5 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chorizo al Vino

  1. It's 1 1/2 lb of uncooked chorizo sausage (may sub kielbasa).
  2. You need 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil.
  3. Prepare 2/3 cup of red wine.
  4. Prepare 4 of sprigs of thyme.
  5. You need 1 of torn bread for dipping.

Remove with a slotted spoon and keep hot. Add the remaining oil and remaining chorizo and cook as stated above. Add the wine and thyme to the pan and swirl to dissolve the sediment. Chorizo al Vino Tinto makes for a dish that's comforting and filling, serve with something fresh and light like grilled pimientos.

Chorizo al Vino instructions

  1. Heat half of the olive oil in a large non stick skillet until very hot.
  2. Cut the chorizo into 1/2 inch rounds.
  3. Add half the chorizo and fry on both sides for 1 minute each. Remove with a slotted spoon and keep hot..
  4. Add the remaining oil and remaining chorizo and cook as stated above..
  5. Add the wine and thyme to the pan and swirl to dissolve the sediment. NOTE: if using kielbasa, add 2 t of paprika to the pan as well. Cook gently to thicken and reduce the sauce..
  6. Pour the sauce over the hot chorizo, sprinkle with pepper and serve with chunks of torn bread for dipping..

Savory chorizo is braised in and served with a sauce of bright red wine which brings the flavors of the chorizo to life. Although we'd never complain about eating chorizo on it's own, this Spanish dish is as simple as they come and never fails to impress. Los chorizos al vino son una de esas tapas clasicorras y facilísimas, que tienen muy poquita ciencia más allá de usar un chorizo de calidad razonable y un vino de parecido nivel para que no nos raspe la garganta, aunque la fiereza del chorizo dominará indefectiblemente el sabor del juguillo resultante. Los chorizos al vino son una de las tapas más tradicionales de la gastronomía española y acostumbra a tomarse a modo de apertivo acompañado de una cerveza bien fría. Prepararlo en casa es muy sencillo y podrás degustar este delicioso plato en la comodidad del hogar.