Toast with Majorcan Sausage

Tostadas con Sobrasada

Sobrasada is a fermented pork sausage from Majorca. Rich, raw and spicy, it’s delicious spread over toast. We couldn’t put a recipe for a raw fermented sausage in this book so, after a bit of experimentation, we came up with a version that almost perfectly replicates the porky goodness of the real sobrasada.

Makes about 2 cups.

Ingredients

• 33 g (11 2/3 oz) fresh chorizo
• 200 g (7 oz) Tocino (pork back fat)
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons smoked sweet paprika (pimentón)
• 2 bay leaves
• 200 g (7 oz) pimientos de piquillo, drained
• 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sea salt flakes
• 1 tablespoon finely ground black pepper
• toasted bocadillos, to serve

Method

Remove the casing from the chorizo and discard. Roughly chop the filling. Chop the tocino into 1 cm (½ inch) cubes and place in a high-density plastic bag with the chorizo, 2 garlic cloves, paprika and bay leaves. Vacuum seal the bag and cook in a water bath at 80⁰C (176⁰F) for 10 hours.

Remove the bag from the water bath and allow to cool slightly. Transfer the contents of the bag, discarding the bay leaves, into a food processor. Finely chop the remaining garlic clove and add to the food processor with the pimientos, vinegar, salt and pepper and process on high speed for 10minutes or until a smooth paste forms. Check for seasoning, then transfer to a bowl. Spoon the mixture onto the toasted bocadillos to serve.

The sobrasoda will keep for up to 4 days in an airtight container in the fridge or freeze for up to 2 months.

John Hawkesby’s wine match

Tempranillo
Black Barn Cranwell Vineyard 2009

Gewurztraminer
Osawa Flying Mouton 2009