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Raw homemade Spanish chorizo arranged on a wooden board.

Homemade Spanish Chorizo

Skip store-bought sausage and make Homemade Spanish Chorizo. Fresh pork seasoned with smoky paprika and garlic delivers an authentic Spanish taste you simply can’t get from a packet.

Course: Main
Cuisine: Spanish
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 1 kg - 2.2 lbs.
Author: Manuela Zangara

Ingredients

  • 700 g – 1.5 lbs pork scotch fillet
  • 300 g – 0.66 lb pork rashers – without the rind
  • ¾ tbsp salt
  • ½ tbsp oregano
  • 2 tbsp pimentón dulce
  • tsp cayenne pepper
  • garlic cloves – mashed
  • edible sausage casing

Instructions

  1. Roughly chop the scotch fillet and the rashers.
  2. Grind the scotch fillet and the rashers using a 0.5 cm – 0.2 inch diameter grinder.
  3. Put the ground meat in a bowl. Add the salt, oregano, pimentón dulce, cayenne pepper and mashed garlic and knead well.

  4. Stuff the sausage into the casing and tie it off with a bubble knot.
  5. Let it dry in the fridge overnight before cooking (or freezing) it.

Recipe Notes

  • Freeze the sausage for up to 3 months. Wrap it tightly in foil, then place it in a Ziploc bag.
  • Cook thoroughly before serving, as this is a fresh sausage.