Dateline: January 16, 2021 Chorizo, Black Bean Stew-Soup or Stoop

 A new butcher shop opened in the area, YEAH, and I made my first purchase there, some chorizo and chicken backs for stock.

I had about 1 lb of boar left over from last night, so I decided to make some chorizo myself and we could have a "taste off".  The boar was quite lean, and I didn't really think about that part.  I didn't add more fat until the very end.  I used mexican oregano, garlic, both fresh and granulated, cloves, hot smoked paprika and sweet paprika, beef trim (for fat), salt, pepper, vinegar and white wine.

After cooking off a small amount, I realized that I did not have enough fat in the mix.  I pulled the beef trim out and ground some of that up and added it to the mix.  It was better, but needed tweaking.  I add more garlic, more vinegar, more of both paprikas and salt.  I also added some olive oil.

For the taste off, I liked my flavor but the butcher shops texture.  Bill liked both.  I felt that the butcher shop chorizo would crumble a lot better in a stew, so I used that in the stoop.

Ingredients

1 lb fresh chorizo, not in casing

1 chopped onion

1 28 oz canned tomatoes

2 carrots, peeled and chopped

2 celery stalks, chopped

1/2 poblano pepper, chopped

1/2 anaheim pepper, chopped

1/2 jalapeno pepper, chopped

3 cloves of garlic, chopped

mexican oregano

salt and pepper

chili powder of your choice

1 cup stock

2 cans black beans, undrained

Method

1.  Saute chorizo in an instant pot until fat is mostly rendered.  Add chopped onions and all peppers.  Mix and saute until softened.  Add garlic, salt and pepper, and stir to mix in.

2.  Add 3/4 of the can of tomatoes and save the rest for another use.  Mix well.  Add in oregano and chili powder along with the cup of stock.

3.  Lock lid and set to pressure cook for 10 minutes on high pressure.   Use natural release.

4.  Add the black beans and mix well.  Lock lid and set on Bean/Chili, low pressure for 10 minutes.  Allow natural release.

5.  Taste and adjust seasonings.

Very tasty and flavorful, luckily there were some leftovers!