Name: Chorizo Bites
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 13 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (30 grams); 10 ounces chorizo sausage (280 grams); 1 tablespoon soy sauce; ½ cup beer (120 milliliters); 2 teaspoons brown sugar; 3 tablespoons ketchup

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This is an easy recipe for chorizo bites. Glazed in sticky beer sauce this Spanish chorizo sausage appetizer can be enjoyed either warm or cold!

They only take 15 minutes from start to finish!

How to make chorizo bites?

Cut the chorizo into thin slices. By thin I mean less than half an inch (about 1 cm). In a skillet, melt butter and throw the chorizo slices in.

Fry them for 2-3 minutes before adding soy sauce, beer and sugar. Turn the heat to high and cook until the beer has reduced its volume significantly. This takes about 4 minutes.

Make sure to stir from time to time.

Then all you have to do is thicken the beer sauce with ketchup. After this step you are ready to serve these easy appetizer bites.

As you can see the sauce for chorizo sausage is very easy to make and literally takes minutes. The sauce should be thick but there won't be a lot of it. Just enough to coat each chorizo bite + a little leftover.

If you would like to make more sauce, just double the amounts stated in the recipe.

Planning a party? Here are some more appetizer recipes for you:

What is Spanish chorizo?

It is a dry-cured sausage that can be spicy (picante) or sweet (dulce). Some brands may taste spicier than others so if not sure, start with the sweet one.

This sausage can also be bought fresh in Spain (not sure about other countries) - in the chilled section, usually packaged on a tray and wrapped in plastic foil. This one is perfect for grilling and needs to be cooked before being consumed.

You can also come across Mexican chorizo.

Is there a difference between Mexican and Spanish Chorizo?

Yes, there is. The difference is in their taste, texture and look. This post: Mexican vs Spanish chorizo.

explains it well, if you are interested in knowing more.

I suggest you buy and try them both, if you get a chance! That way you will be able to distinguish the difference.

Now that being said, to make these chorizo bites you need to get the Spanish sausage!

Top tips

This recipe can be easily doubled or halved.
There is not much sauce left but it is enough to cover all the chorizo bites.
Make these sweet chorizo bites spicy by either adding a few drops (or more) of hot sauce to the beer sauce or buying spicy chorizo sausage.
The sausage may be wrapped in a very thick casing. If this is the case, remove it.

Substitutions:

Try using Polish kielbasa, if you can't find chorizo where you live. However, if you can, I recommend giving it a go! You won't be disappointed.

Chorizo Bites

Author: Julia

This is an easy recipe for chorizo bites. Glazed in sticky beer sauce this Spanish chorizo sausage appetizer can be enjoyed either warm or cold!

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 8

Total Time 13

Servings

Ingredients

2 tablespoons unsalted butter (30 grams)
10 ounces chorizo sausage (280 grams)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
½ cup beer (120 milliliters)
2 teaspoons brown sugar
3 tablespoons ketchup

Instructions

Remove the skin from chorizo sausage (if too thick) and slice it into ½ inch (1 centimeter) slices.
In a skillet/frying pan, melt the butter. Add the sliced chorizo and cook the sausage on low-medium heat for a minute or two before adding soy sauce, beer and brown sugar. Give it a stir.
Increase the heat and cook for a few minutes to reduce the beer. Stir from time to time. Stir in the ketchup.
Serve warm.

Notes

I used pale lager beer to make these bites.
You can use either sweet (dulce) or spicy (picante) Spanish chorizo. If you can't find chorizo, you can try using kielbasa instead.

Nutrition

Calories: 199 kcal (10%), Carbohydrates: 6 g (2%), Protein: 7 g (14%), Fat: 15 g (23%), Saturated Fat: 9 g (56%), Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2 g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g, Trans Fat: 0.2 g, Cholesterol: 65 mg (22%), Sodium: 357 mg (16%), Potassium: 53 mg (2%), Fiber: 0.1 g, Sugar: 4 g (4%), Vitamin A: 590 IU (12%), Vitamin C: 13 mg (16%), Calcium: 21 mg (2%), Iron: 1 mg (6%)

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Spanish

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