Chorizo

Potato Cream Soup With Apple, Chorizo And Mushroom

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While driving home today I started to feel this craving for potato soup, so I stopped at the grocer to get me some potatoes and cream.
While not the most elegant or pretty of soups, when done right it is a great dish, either as a snack, appetizer or, as in this case, a great main course all by itself.

Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !
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Potato Cream Soup With Apple, Chorizo And Mushroom

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saute onions in duck fat

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add a good amount of garlic paste

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add potatoes, chicken stock, kosher salt and cayenne pepper, simmer until potatoes are tender

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meanwhile, saute diced, skin on apples, chorizo and mushrooms in butter

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blend soup until smooth

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add heavy cream, check / adjust seasoning. To serve, top with sauteed garnish and scallions

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Potato Cream Soup With Apple, Chorizo And Mushroom

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Potato Cream Soup With Apple, Chorizo And Mushroom

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Almost Vegetarian

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Yesterday’s dinner plan was simple enough – just a few grilled vegetables and some tonkatsu dipping sauce. But when I started grilling and looked what was cooking, I felt I had to add a few little things, namely a New York strip steak, pork chop, morcilla and chorizo. Now I had a meal 🙂
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Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !

Tonkatsu Dipping Sauce Recipe

grilled strip steak, pork chop, morcilla, chorizo, tomato, asparagus, tomato

sauteed strip steak, pork chop, morcilla and chorizo, grilled tomato, asparagus, potato

: season meat’s and veggies with sea salt and black pepper

: meanwhile, blanch asparagus in generously salted water. Shock in ice water, drain

: tonkatsu dipping sauce

: season asparagus with sea salt and black pepper. Grill

: almost vegetarian

: sauteed strip steak, pork chop, morcilla and chorizo, grilled tomato, asparagus, potato

: almost vegetarian

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Parrillada

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Tonight, Bella and I enjoyed our own version of parrillada.
I made it a bit more interesting by adding corn, pickled mushrooms and kimchi,
as well as peanut sauce, chimichurri, horseradish and rye bread.
Great ending to a lazy, well fed weekend.

Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !
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Parillada

: Marinade meat’s overnight with granulated garlic, sriracha, dijon mustard and soy sauce

: Just before grilling, season steak, chop and corn with sea salt

: Parillada

: Striploin, Morcilla, Pork Chop, Chorizo

: Parillada

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“Choripán Mariposa”

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South America’s culinary addition to the world of sandwiches, the Choripán, is without a doubt one of the oldest (ever since there was bread and sausage) and definitely one of the best.
No fuzz, just hearty, tasty, rustic goodyness.
Here is my version of this simple, great dish. Instead of a roll I used baguette with garlic butter. I also added tomatoes, horseradish and pickled banana peppers to the chorizo and chimichurri.
(All’s fair in my kitchen) 🙂

Buen Provecho ! Life is Good !
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Choripan

Toast or saute french bread in garlic butter

Grill or saute baguette with garlic butter

Add grilled/butterflied chorizo, tomato, banana peppers, horseradish and chimichurri

Choripan

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Breakfast Of Champions # 29 – ”Sauteed Italian Sausage, Chorizo, Bok Choy & Cauliflower”

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I Didn’t get much sleep last night, so I needed a light but satisfying breakfast at 6.00am.
At first I wanted to add some potatoes, but then decided against it in order leave room for later when a nice lunch was called for 🙂

Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !
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Sauteed Italian Sausage, Chorizo, Bok Choy & Cauliflower

Saute italian sausage in olive oil

Add garlic paste and onion julienne

Add bok choy and blanched cauliflower, season with kosher salt and sriracha. To plate, sprinkle with chili flakes

Sauteed Italian Sausage, Chorizo, Bok Choy & Cauliflower

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Cream Of Potato & Onion With Chorizo, Chilis & Aged Asiago

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Thank the Lord for A/C, otherwise we could not eat soup in this smoldering hot weather.
I just love soup, and this is such a good example of what a good soup should be :
Tasty, good texture, exciting 🙂

Bon Appetit ! Life Is Good !
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Cream Of Potato & Onion With Chorizo, Chili’s & Aged Asiago

: Cook Potatoes In Saltwater

: Saute Onions & GarlicIn Duck Fat

: Add Onions To Potatoes, Blend With Stick Blender, Season With Salt, Maggi And Cayenne

: Saute Spicy Italian Sausage, Chili’s, Scallions

: Ladle Soup Into Soup Plate, Top With Garnish & Asiago

: Small Portion / Appetizer

: Large Portion / Main Course

: Cream Of Potato & Onion With Chorizo, Chilis & Aged Asiago

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Arroz Fritto ” Carlos Ayala “

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This dish is dedicated to my dear friend Carlos, who is Argentinian and loves his chorizo and chimichurri 🙂

Tonight my cupboard and fridge were not exactly over stocked, so here is what I had and used to make this hearty, tasty dish:
Rice,
Argentinian chorizo,
Eggs
Scallions,
Bell peppers,
Garlic,
Onion,
Olive oil,
Chimichurri,
Kosher salt,
Cayenne pepper,

Saute the onion and garlic in olive oil until fragrant. Add the chorizo and saute until the onions and garlic start to turn golden. Add the peppers and scallions and saute for another minute. Remove, set aside. Wipe the pan ( or Wok) clean with a paper towel. Add more olive oil and saute rice until it starts to “pop”. Make a whole in the center of rice. Add a bit more oil. Scramble your whisked eggs until fairly dry. Mix with rice and sausage / vegetables, saute (stir fry) together for a few more minutes until rice is light, fluffy and fairly dry. To serve, top with more scallions and chimichurri .
And there you have it, ” the other fried rice ” :
” Argentinian Style Fried Rice A La Carlos Ayala ”
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Arroz Fritto ” Carlos Ayala “

: Arroz Fritto ” Carlos Ayala “

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Arugula With Chorizo Stuffed Chilis

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A quick and tasty dinner this evening.
I had pasta for breakfast and lunch ,
so I tried to lighten it up a bit for dinner 🙂
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Prep a small salad with arugula, grape tomatoes, shaved asiago cheese, onions and raspberry vinaigrette.
Slit chilis on the side and remove ribs and seeds. Remove chorizo from casing. Stuff the chilis with the chorizo. Wrap top half of stuffed chili with bacon. Dust with cornstarch and saute until bacon is crisp and chilis are cooked. Serve with salad. Enjoy !

Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !
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Caldo Verde

Food memories ……..

Caldo Verde.
For me this recalls the time we were living in Madeira, Portugal. We were living and working in Porto Moniz, in a wonderful apartment overlooking the ocean, close to the center of Funchal, near the rock pool and a great restaurant which was in a rock cave just below our house and specialized in grilled sardines. During many evenings during the cooler months of the year, Maria and I went across the street to a simple restaurant/kiosk which was located right on the stony beach, just opposite the cave restaurant. While I forgot the name of the places, I remember clearly what we consumed most times: A bottle of ” Gatao Vinho Verde ” for me, a diet coke for Maria and two bowls of ” Caldo Verde ” for the both of us if we had dinner on the beach. Same beverages, accompanied by four orders of grilled sardines (one for Maria, three for me ) when we dined in the Cave. These simple dinners alway’s made a perfect ending to a busy day. Memories……. 🙂
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Ingredient’s :

Kale, thoroughly washed, stems removed
Potatoes, medium diced
Chorizo, finely sliced
Stock, chicken, beef, pork, or vegetables
( I used leftover smoked pork stock I had in my freezer
from last weeks “Collard Greens” preparation )
Garlic, paste
Onions, diced
Black pepper, fresh ground
Kosher salt,
Maggi seasoning
Olive oil, to saute

Method :

Saute chorizo in oil until starting to brown.
Remove chorizo, reserve. Saute onions and garlic
until translucent, add potatoes and stock, simmer
until potatoes are soft. Mash potatoes or blend with a
stick blender. Add kale and most of the chorizo. Simmer
until kale is soft. Season soup with salt, pepper and maggi to taste.
To serve, sprinkle the rest of the chorizo on top for color.

Bom apetite ! A vida é boa !
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Three Schmuck’s & A BBQ

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Saturday afternoon, a simple BBQ 🙂

Ingredients :

Leo,
Bella,
Hans,
Rock music,
Merlot spritzer,
Argentinian morcilla, ( Blood sausage)
Argentinian chorizo,
Columbian chorizo,
Horseradish cream,
Chimichurri,
Dijon mustard,
Kosher pickles,
Banana peppers,
Sour dough bread,