[Sca-cooks] chorizo

[Anne-Marie Rousseau]

I know the chorizo from Portugal that I can get at our local spanish import store comes as big long 
links, like kielbasa. ditto the mexican chorizo that my portuguese relatives serve on christmas 
morning (heh. when I brought them the portuguese stuff as a treat I was informed that that was 
not "real" chorizo. *shrug*!)

its all dark red and rather greasy and very spicey (at least to my very non-capsicum eatin' palate). 
I personally dont care for it much, but my family goes nuts every Dec 25th, where they serve it 
with "migas" (scrambled eggs, cooked with  whole raw galric cloves, shredded white bread and black 
olives from a can. meh.). I tend to eat a lot of toast.....unless I spend Christmas morning at my 
sisters house where her chef husband cooks :)

--AM, whos blood relations dont cook, but whos inlaws do. hooray!



On Sat Sep 16 10:01 , "Caointiarn"  sent:

>For myself I, don't know about eating chorizo as a "link"   I  know it as a 
>loose cooked sausage meat.  With draining a lot of the fat before adding the 
>other stuff, but still needing fat.  I eat Soy, but not as "mock meat"
> Chorizo & eggs, chorizo & beans . . . .one of the reasons I miss 
>California, getting  fresh Mex groceries  {but still not enough to move 
>back!}
>
>Caointairn
>
>
>> I'm about 100% certain that neither of us are qualified to speak for all
>> aficionados.
>> On average, 77% of the chorizo's calories come from fat, meaning that over 
>> half of the mass is fat.  Ack!  Fat  Flavor.
>> Calories from Fat 207 (77%)
>> Calories from Carbohydrate 4 (2%)
>> Calories from Protein 58 (22%)
>> Calories from Alcohol 0 (0%)
>> That's for an average 4" link (2.1 oz)
>> For a healthy substitute, try Soyrizo.  Less than half the calories, a> 
>> third of the fat grams and almost no saturated fat:
>> Duriel
>
>
>>>> Most chorizo has a *lot* of fat, which may make the wrapping soggy and 
>>>> greasy if the chorizo isn't drained.
>>> i think the fat in chorizo is one of the main attractions for 
>>> afficiandos.
>>>
>>> cailte
>
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