Chimayo Chorizo Sausage Spice

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A chorizo spice mix for easy, homemade chorizo. All you have to do is add this seasoning to ground pork! This chorizo spice mix for Mexican-style sausage has a bit of a Southwestern twist, with garlic, sugar, chiles, and Mexican oregano. For sausage patties or links, mix 4 tablespoons of sausage spices with 2 tablespoons cider or wine vinegar and 1 tablespoon water into 1 pound of ground pork. Refrigerate for 3-4 hours for best results.

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This medium hot, chile-based chorizo spice blend is sweet and salty, bittersweet, sweet-herbed, and earthy with garlic notes.

How to Use

For homemade chorizo, add 4 T chorizo spice mix, 2 T cider or wine vinegar, and 1 T water to 1 pound ground pork. Refrigerate chorizo for 3-4 hours for best results. Pan fry ground chorizo, or form into patties or links.

About This Blend

This chorizo sausage spice blend is meant for homemade chorizo, or Mexican-style sausage. Mexican chorizo as we know it today was derived from the Spanish sausage of the same name.

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Chimayo Chorizo Sausage Spice Q&A

What is the difference between Mexican chorizo and Spanish chorizo?

The big difference is that Spanish chorizo is a smoked, dry-cured, ready-to-eat sausage, whereas Mexican chorizo is a fresh sausage that needs to be fully cooked.

What spices are usually in chorizo?

Chorizo spices typically include a blend of salt, pepper, garlic, chiles, cumin and sugar. Our blend of chorizo spice mix also includes Mexican oregano.