Chourico Recipe ∶ Portuguese Chourico and Peppers

Great as a sandwich like sloppy Joes or over mashed potatoes or rice.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds chorizo sausage, casings removed and crumbled
• 2 medium (blank)s green bell peppers, seeded and chopped
• 2 medium (2-1/2" dia)s sweet onion, peeled and chopped
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 cup red wine
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons crushed garlic

Cooking Directions

1. In a slow cooker, combine the sausage, green pepper, onion, tomato paste, wine, water, and crushed garlic. Stir so that everything is evenly distributed. Cover, and set on Low. Cook for 8 hours. Uncover the pot, and cook an additional 2 hours to allow some of the liquid to evaporate. Serve over rice, or with Portuguese rolls.

Nutrition Facts

• calories578.8
• carbohydrateContent11.5 g
• cholesterolContent99.9 mg
• fatContent43.6 g
• fiberContent1.9 g
• proteinContent29 g
• saturatedFatContent16.4 g
• sodiumContent1574 mg
• sugarContent4.7 g