With the arrival of autumn, homemade casseroles and hot dishes are becoming more and more popular. It is time to rescue the recipe book of a lifetime, the one that our grandmothers taught us and that we enjoy so much when it comes to eating well with the family. And when we think of good food, there is one ingredient that cannot be missing: La Rioja chorizo sausage.
From the PGI Chorizo Riojano we watch over its quality from the beginning of its elaboration until you serve it at the table, so that you can enjoy all its flavor and texture, whatever the dish or the way you eat it.
Potatoes Rioja style
Of humble origin, this tasty stew is one of those traditional dishes that are a must at any family gathering in these months when temperatures are beginning to drop. A tasty recipe full of nuances that will help us warm up.
For the stew to be perfect, it is important to crack the potatoes when cutting them so that they release the starch and thus fatten the sauce and make it thicker. In this way, the potato will be about to fall apart but without breaking.
We can also play with the level of spiciness by adding cayenne or hot paprika - it's a matter of taste!
Scrambled eggs with Riojan chorizo sausage
The sweet-salty contrast is the strong point of this recipe and is what will leave you wanting to eat more and more. You can prepare the huevos rotos with potatoes, in the more traditional way, or with sweet potato, which will give an even sweeter point to the mix.
And the best thing is that it is a very simple and quick recipe, for which you will only need a few basic ingredients: chorizo riojano IGP, eggs, potatoes or sweet potatoes, olive oil and a little bit of chopped parsley to serve on top.
Lentils Rioja style
If there is an ideal dish for the autumn-winter season, it is lentils. The spoon dish par excellence, which can be prepared in a thousand ways but is always delicious.
In this recipe of lentils Rioja style,we will cook them with chorizo and bacon.
This dish has a high protein and fiber content and is very easy to prepare. Although its preparation is not as fast as other stews, if we soak the lentils beforehand, we will need less cooking time to prepare the recipe.
Caparrones coloraos with their sacraments
Legumes are very present in Riojan cuisine. Precisely one of them, the caparrones coloraos (a variety of beans), is the one that gives its name to this delicious recipe ideal to warm up and recharge batteries.
Accompanying the caparrones, it is normal to add their sacramentos, which we will serve on the side so that everyone can serve themselves what they want. This mixture of meats, so traditional in the north of Castilla, usually includes chorizos, black pudding, ear, pork ribs, bacon and pig's trotters, although the final combination depends on each house.
Although it may seem a contradiction, chorizo can also be eaten with a spoon. Stews and traditional dishes have been able to incorporate this universal product that adds an extra touch of flavor and intensity, resulting in nutritious and delicious recipes that never go out of fashion.
