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Mexican style Chorizo Recipe
Photo: Sam Loyd

Mexican style Chorizo Recipe

8 ingredients openrecipes

Due to the shameful state of commercially packaged 'Mexican' chorizo in the U.S., I usually make my own. I never include pork salivary glands or lymph nodes...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

443
Calories
29g
Protein
15g
Fat
52g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Apple Cider 1 medium (182g) 95
Pineapple 1 cup chunks (165g) 82
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Mexican Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup mixed varietal chile powders of your preference (ancho, guajillo, New Mexico, de arbol, paprika) or more to taste
  • 1 pound finely ground lean pork
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 Tbsp dried Mexican oregano
  • 2 Tbsp vinegar (red, white, apple cider, pineapple)
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely minced
  • 1/2 tsp ground clove
  • 1/2 tsp ground allspice

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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