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Produce => Recipes => Topic started by: tim on April 25, 2005, 19:24:56

Title: Chorizo
Post by: tim on April 25, 2005, 19:24:56
'90% pork' (with 5 E numbers).

But why is it 80% gristle??  Clever ploy. I've just tried 4 'authentic' ones & I wonder why I bother.

Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: kitty on April 25, 2005, 20:43:20
tim-a better substitute is kabanos,smoked polish sausage-no gristle and finer flavour-its a fairly thin one-a fatter one has a name..beginning with 'p'
but i cant bring it to mind-its another polish one tho...
both very good!
kitty :)
Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: tim on April 26, 2005, 07:11:02
Is it of similar flavour, kitty? Like chilli & paprika?
Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: kitty on April 26, 2005, 07:31:53
its not absolutely the same but i use it as a good substitute for chorizo for the same gristly reasons as you may want to!-and in the wee small hours i remembered the name of the fatter sausage-its pronounced zeeveska......
kitty ;D
Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: NattyEm on April 27, 2005, 08:18:21
kabanos we use them too.  Not so easy to get hold of.
Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: honeybee on April 27, 2005, 13:06:10
Kitty are you thinking of polony? :-\
Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: kitty on April 27, 2005, 16:26:20
natty-tescos(kitty spits.but finds them useful at times......)morrisons..virtually any deli.....waitrose,..if you cant get it i shall send you a sausage of it!!!!!!
honeybee-no,i talk polony.wait-no-i talk BALONEY!lol!
no-seriously-polony is completely different-kabanos has a lovely smokey flavour-and zeeveska is the same but stronger-more garlicky-polony is quite bland compared......
happy kabanos hunting!
Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: NattyEm on April 27, 2005, 16:58:25
ahh but it will depend how big your tesco is (also spits blegh) we find that morrisons sometimes have them if we're lucky!

Its worth the hunt though, they are nice :)
Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: rosebud on April 27, 2005, 17:39:12
Hi folks  ASDA most certainly sell Kabana sausages saw them last week.
I shall even give them a try this week.!  Rosebud.
Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: tim on April 30, 2005, 17:58:16
So glad I raised this - led me, at last, to find a site which offers free-range chorizo.  Thanks for the pointers.

http://www.brindisa.com/start.html
Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: tim on May 08, 2005, 08:13:22
Yes - 'the best in Spain' - at £32/kg - plus postage. Shame.

And, just to cap it - supermarket Peperami - "108% pork". Some clever folk out there??
Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: kitty on May 08, 2005, 20:08:19
o tim-try kabanos or zeveska-i'm sure you'll like it! ;)
Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: wardy on May 08, 2005, 21:46:41
Tim    My local deli makes chorizo and it's hot, hot, hot.  I first had it Chorizo in a village in Portugal where they bake it in the centre of a crusty lump of bread in a communal oven.  Delish.  That wasn't tough or gristly so probably the stuff we get over here is just a poor imitation stuffed with cheapo ingredients
Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: Tulipa on May 09, 2005, 07:34:50
I have bought kabanas in Sainsburys too.
Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: Diana on May 09, 2005, 17:29:03
But what do you do with yours??? ::)
Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: Tulipa on May 09, 2005, 18:06:32
I never get to do anything with them because they disappear from my fridge as soon as they are spotted!  Just eaten as they are as a snack.  I'm sure they would make some delicious recipes if I got the chance.  Cassoulet type thing I would think, some sort for warming beany casserole, or a pasta or potato salad?
Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: kitty on May 09, 2005, 18:59:04
i do that too-i also put them with a savoury rice-served with warm chunky bread-or curried rice served with garlic brwead......my tums rumbling now! ;D
Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: tim on May 13, 2005, 13:01:58
Just had our first KABANOS. In cassoulet.

It's KABANOS from now on!!
Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: kitty on May 13, 2005, 15:28:50
tim!
i'm so glad you like kabanos ;D-we use it wherever the meal calls for chorizo-there is one drawback tho.its very difficult to keep them in the fridge without nibbling!
in fact...
theres one in at the moment..
i'll just go and see if its.er...okay... ;D ;)
kitty
Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: wardy on May 13, 2005, 17:02:53
I love cassoulet  :)
Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: kitty on May 13, 2005, 18:29:07
everyone round to tims for tea then!
theres bound to be left overs!
;D
Title: Re: Chorizo
Post by: tim on May 13, 2005, 18:37:16
Not b-y likely - wife liked it too. So - tomorrow's lunch! For 2 of us!