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I love chorizo but didn't like buying the prepackaged. I make my own which is easy and I can make it to suit my taste. Ingredients:
2 lbs ground pork (for leaner try ground turkey) |
3 dried new mexico chilis |
4 (at least) small dried chili dearbol ..more if you like it really hot. |
1/4 c, boiling water |
8 cloves of garlic, minced |
2 tsp mexican oregano |
2 tsp. cumin |
1 tsp. black pepper |
1 tsp. brown sugar |
6 tb cider vinegar |
3 1/2 tsp salt |
new mexico chili powder (will be adding enough during final mixing to give a good red color to the meat mixture) |
Directions:
1. Break the New Mexico chilies into 3 pieces each, place in a bowl with the deArbol chilies. Pour the boiling water over them and let the sit to soften.
2. Place the soften chilies and liquid into a food processor along with the garlic, oregano, cumin, black pepper, brown sugar, vinegar and salt. Process until smooth.
3. Place ground pork in a large mixing bowl ( if you have a kitchen aide mixer or such you can use that.) Add processed chili mixture and mix until well blended. At this point add and mix in enough New Mexico chili powder to give it a good red color.
4. Place in a sealed container and refrigerate for a couple of days to let the flavors blend. The chorizo at that point can be divided up and frozen or placed in casings if you prefer.
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