RE: [CH] Chorizo

Schickowski, Jeff (Jeff.Schickowski@med.va.gov)
Fri, 1 Sep 2000 12:14:03 -0500

I know I've had "Chorizo Style" sausages where the casing was edible but
most of the actual "Authentic" chorizo I've ever found specifically stated
that the casing shold be removed.

Jeff

>
> Seems to me the casing is mostly superfluous; in perhaps all 
> the recipes
> I've seen using chorizo, the first step is to remove the chorizo from
> casings then fry until rendered, hence presumably no 
> advantage whatsoever
> of stuffing into casings versus leaving as bulk sausage.
> 
>  ---   Brent
>