Picadillo De Chorizo Con Maccaronesminced Chorizo W Macaroni Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S PICADILLO

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and break up into small pieces with a spoon or spatula as it browns. Cook until meat completely loses its pink color, 8 to 10 minutes. Add diced onion and salt. Cook until onions turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Add pepper, cumin, cinnamon, bay leaves, and cayenne pepper. Cook 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute.
• Stir in red wine vinegar, crushed tomatoes, and water. Cook a few minutes while deglazing pan. Add currants; bring back to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook until meat is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Gently stir in sliced olives; cover and cook another 10 to 15 minutes.

SPICY CHORIZO PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook, according to package directions, until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta.
• Meanwhile, in a large Dutch oven, heat the olive oil and chorizo over medium-high. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chorizo is crisp and brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn off the heat and use a slotted spoon to transfer the chorizo to a plate.
• Return the pot to medium heat and add the tomato paste and garlic. Cook, stirring, until the tomato paste is caramelized and a shade darker, 3 to 5 minutes, covering the pan if the splattering is wild. Add the red-pepper flakes and a few grinds of black pepper, then remove from heat.
• Add the cooked pasta and 1/2 cup of the reserved pasta water to the tomato mixture. Return the pot to the medium-high heat, and stir vigorously until the pasta is well coated. Add more pasta water until the sauce is glossy. Stir in the chorizo and season to taste with salt and pepper.

PICADILLO DE CHORIZO CON MACCARONES(MINCED CHORIZO W. MACARONI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in large pan and add onion and garlic, fry 2 mins on med heat and add paprika and cayenne. Fry 1 min and add meat. Fry till separated and browned, 10 minutes.
• Add tomato sauce or in Spanish, "triturado de tomate" or "frito", stock cube, sweetcorn, basil, sugar and salt.
• Meanwhile, heat separate pan with boiling water and part cook macaroni until "al dente", apprx 7 mns.
• Drain macaroni, and rinse under cold tap.
• Add water (half pint) from the tomato sauce can and add in the macaroni to the meat, add chopped cilantro, and mix well. Then pour the lot into a baking/serving dish, cover in grated cheese or any of your choice and bake 10-15 mins until melted and bubbling. Serve and enjoy.
• Many Spanish also make this without the macaroni and cheese and serve with fresh oven baked bread. This is just so flexible but gorgeous!