Comfort Food: Pork & Chorizo Soup
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By
Andy Anderson !
@ThePretentiousChef
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Here is a great little soup that is easy to put together, and will keep you warm on a cold Winter’s eve, or just about any old time of the year when you crave good comfort food.
Prep is a snap, and the cooking process is non-labor intensive. As a matter of fact, you just might have all the ingredients at hand… just sitting there in your fridge and pantry.
So, you ready… Let’s get into the kitchen.
Prep is a snap, and the cooking process is non-labor intensive. As a matter of fact, you just might have all the ingredients at hand… just sitting there in your fridge and pantry.
So, you ready… Let’s get into the kitchen.
Ingredients
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PLAN/PURCHASE
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1/2 mediumyellow onion
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2 mediumcarrots
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2 clovegarlic
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1/4 lbground chorizo sausage
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1/2 lbpork tenderloin, cubed
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4 Tbspred wine, dry variety
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1 clong grain white rice, or brown, if you prefer
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1 tspground cumin
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2 cchicken stock, not broth
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2 1/2 cfiltered water
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·salt, kosher variety, to taste
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·black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
How to Make Comfort Food: Pork & Chorizo Soup
- PREP/PREPARE
- Gather your ingredients.
- Thinly slice the onion, mince the garlic, and cut the carrots thickly on the bias, and then cut in half.
- Add the chorizo sausage to a heavy-bottomed pot, over medium heat.
- Cook until the sausage is almost cooked through, but still a bit pink.
- Drain of all but a tablespoon of grease from the pot, and then add the onion, garlic, and cubed pork tenderloin.
- Reduce heat to medium low, and cook until the pork tenderloin is beginning to brown, and the onions, are softened, about 10 minutes.
- Add the red wine the rice, cayenne, and cumin.
- Bring the heat back up to medium, and stir, until the wine reduces by half, about 3 minutes.
- Add the water, stock, and the carrots.
- Bring the pot up to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer.
- Allow the pot to simmer until the rice and carrots have cooked, about 20 minutes.
- Chef’s Note: During this time, add a bit of salt and pepper, to taste.
- Chef's Note: If the soup gets too thick, you can thin it out with some water, or more chicken stock.
- PLATE/PRESENT
- Serve in nice bowls with some crackers, bread, or possibly warm tortillas. Enjoy.
- Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
