Pan-roasted Portuguese chouriço
Warm charred chouriço slices served as a Portuguese snack.
⏱ Estimated time: 20 minutes🍽 Servings: 4🇵🇹 Portugal
Ingredients
- 1 cooking chouriço sausage (250–300 g)
- Country bread to serve
- Optional mustard
Step-by-step method
- Check the label for cooking directions and ensure the sausage is suitable for heating.
- Slice chouriço thickly or split it lengthways.
- Heat a dry frying pan or electric grill and cook until piping hot and lightly browned.
- Turn pieces for even cooking, avoiding open flames or liquid alcohol fuel.
- Serve straight away with bread and optional mustard.
✦ Cooking tip
Avoid liquid alcohol as a cooking fuel; use a pan or grill instead.
A home-style version; regional and family variations are common. Check cooking times and food doneness before serving.