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Chorizo a la sidra
Chorizo in cider
Chorizo a la sidra: Asturian chorizo simmered in dry cider until sticky
No sidrería in Oviedo's Calle Gascona is without a clay dish of chorizo bubbling in cider, served with bread to mop up the paprika-red juices. It takes minutes, is cheap, and is the first thing ordered while the waiter pours cider from shoulder height. This contains pork (chorizo) and uses dry Asturian cider, which is alcoholic; for an alcohol-free version use cloudy apple juice with a splash of cider vinegar, as noted below. Chef's tip: prick the chorizo all over first so it releases fat into the cider and drinks the cider back in.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 14 oz Asturian or Spanish cooking chorizosemi-cured, about 4 sausages
- 1 ¾ cups dry natural cideror 350 ml cloudy unsweetened apple juice plus 1 tbsp cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 slices crusty breadto serve
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Prick 14 oz Asturian or Spanish cooking chorizo all over with a fork. Leave the sausages whole or cut them into 3 cm chunks.
Step 2: Warm 1 tbsp olive oil in a small casserole or frying pan over a medium heat and brown the chorizo for 3–4 minutes, until it sizzles and the oil runs orange.
4 minStep 3: Pour in 1 ¾ cups dry natural cider, add 1 bay leaf and bring to the boil. Lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes, turning the chorizo now and then, until the cider has reduced by about two thirds and turned glossy and slightly syrupy. Fresh chorizo must reach 160°F in the centre.
15 minStep 4: A common mistake is reducing it to nothing: stop while there is still a few tablespoons of sauce, or the sugars catch and turn bitter.
Step 5: Serve in the pan, hot, with 4 slices crusty bread for dipping.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 510 kcal
- Protein
- 24 g
- Carbs
- 18 g
- Fat
- 37 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does chorizo a la sidra take?
- About 25 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
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