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Salsa de Chorizo

Name: Salsa de Chorizo
Total time: 22 min
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Oaxacan
Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 455 g chorizo, best quality; casings removed if any; 1.2 L rustic Oaxacan tomato sauce, base salsa, made ahead (about 5 cups); corn tortillas, warm, for serving, to taste

Browned Oaxacan chorizo simmered in a rustic tomato salsa until the fat stains the sauce orange. Ladle it over warm tortillas for a five-minute weekend brunch that also keeps well when made ahead.

YieldServes 4 to 6
Hands-on18 min
Total22 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

1 tbspvegetable oil
455 gchorizo, best quality; casings removed if any
1.2 Lrustic Oaxacan tomato sauce, base salsa, made ahead (about 5 cups)
to tastecorn tortillas, warm, for serving

Contains

Corn (maize)
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Cabbage family (any)
Oregano
Paprika
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Pork

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Smoke
Aromatic spice

Texture

Brothy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

Under 20 min active
Under 30 min total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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