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Chouris pao
Chouris pao: spicy Goan pork sausage fried with onion and stuffed into soft pao
Chouris pao is Goa's favourite pork snack, sold from feast-day stalls at Mapusa's Friday market and village church fairs, and made at home whenever a string of chouriço comes out of the larder. The Goan pork sausage is cured with red chilli, garlic, spices and toddy vinegar (vinegar, not alcohol), then crumbled out of its casing and fried with onion and potato until sticky and red. The common mistake is frying it fiercely from the start: the fat needs a splash of water and gentle heat to render, otherwise the outside burns while the pork stays raw. Cook until the pork is no longer pink and reaches 71 °C. Chef's tip: soak the sausage links in hot water for 10 minutes first; it softens the casing and takes away harsh salt.
- Total time
- 30 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the filling
- 10 ½ oz Goan pork chouriço (sausage)casing removed, crumbled
- ¼ cup water
- 2 onionthinly sliced
- 1 potatoboiled and diced
- 1 green chillies (optional)chopped
To serve
- 8 soft pao or bread rollssplit
- 4 lime wedges (optional)
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Put 10 ½ oz Goan pork chouriço (sausage) and ¼ cup water in a heavy pan over medium-low heat. Cook for 5 minutes, breaking it up, until the fat melts out and the water has evaporated.
5 minStep 2: Add 2 onion and 1 green chillies and fry in the sausage fat for 5–6 minutes until the onion softens and turns red from the chilli.
6 minStep 3: Add 1 potato and fry 3 minutes more, pressing it into the pan, until everything is sticky and the pork is no longer pink and reaches 160°F in the thickest crumbs.
3 minStep 4: Warm 8 soft pao or bread rolls on a griddle, fill each with the hot chouris and serve with 4 lime wedges.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 470 kcal
- Protein
- 20 g
- Carbs
- 40 g
- Fat
- 26 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does chouris pao take?
- About 30 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it very spicy?
- It has some heat. Use less chilli for a milder version, or more if you like it hot.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of potato?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
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