Winter is drawing in. It’s getting dark, cold and a bit grim out there. This hearty stew is a bit of a staple round my way at this time of year. I’ll cook up a big batch at the weekend, eat some of it and then freeze the rest. The dominant taste and spice comes from paprika that’s both added to the stew, and is in the chorizo. It’s a winner and has more flavour than William Drayton Jnr.
Ingredients
6 cooking chorizo
500g pork belly
4 cloves of garlic
As mentioned in the last post, I’ve just returned from a holiday in the States. From a food perspective, one of the things that I noticed about a lot of the stuff we tasted in California was the Mexican influence. Plenty of lime, avocado, coriander, chilli and corn. Fresh, tasty flavours.
We also ate quite a bit of of straight up Mexican food. Great Burritos in the Mission in San Francisco, Huevos Rancheros for breakfast, torta Mexicanas in LA, but the pick of the bunch was a a tiny little place called La Super-Rica in Santa Barbra.
Reputedly Julia Child’s favourite Mexican restaurant and tucked away in the Mexican area of town, La Super-Rica is basically a little shack with a tent attached to the back. Always busy, the tiny kitchen knocks out fantastic traditional Mexican street food. There are daily specials, firm favourites and apparently the best horchata you’ll taste outside of Mexico. (more…)
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