The kind that's half price from the deli at Woolies this week.
Girlfriend's a med student and has no idea.
Help.
Do I need to cook chorizo?
Save Medicare on 18/08/2015 - 09:04
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Harsh ;-)
The supermarket signage in the deli case says you need to cook it.
As a cured meat, it is probably ok to eat uncooked, and I can confirm my son routinely steals pieces from the chopping board before they are cooked with no ill-effects.
In the meat section there are raw sausages labelled as chorizo that I would definitely cook.
A med student and can't adequately render food safe for human consumption…hmm
Ridiculous isn't it! And my sous-chef is hopeless at immunology and a crappy diagnostician. Surely they could extend the medical training by the 4 years it takes a chef to learn how to cook so we could be confident in their ability to serve sausage?
Completely agree, the OP mentions their problem and then throws their girlfriend under a bus saying as a med student she doesn't know (even though it has nothing to do with medicine). It maybe a bit more balanced if they added in what they did for study/occupation?
My only recommendation is that I hope that the OP does not always use the "I have asked my girlfriend and she's a med student" all the time (particularly when she's around)…. otherwise he may not have a girlfriend much longer as her friends may ask her: "given you're a med student, why are you going out with him?".
"What seems to be the problem, Officer? My girlfriend is a med student and she doesn't think I was speeding"
;-)
It needs to be cooked.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorizo)
(It has been mistaken for salami and it has been eaten raw in our household. None harmed)
The wikipedia page says it sometimes needs to be cooked and sometimes doesn't, so I don't think that is a conclusive answer.
Well it must be half right.
I stopped reading when I found the "needs to be cooked reference".Shows that there is an argument for using an informed forum like Ozbargain over a simple Google search.
But let's face it - it's most likely going to taste a lot better cooked, right? ;)
mmm
There are two kinds of chorizo, cured and un-cured.
If its dry and hard, it's been cured and you can eat it without cooking.
If it's wet and floppy like a bbq sausage, you need to cook it.PS. That's what she said.
Of course like all cured meats preggo ladies should avoid.
I find that the cured chorizo from the deli at colesworth tastes way better if you slice it then fry the slices in a dry pan for a bit anyway.I agree with this, and the deli ones at Woolies are the dryer, harder type but are still labelled as requiring cooking.
I also can't argue with your frying recommendation. I save the oil from the sundried tomato jar specifically for when I am making chorizo based pasta sauce. Flavour intensifies.
Err on the side of caution: Don't eat chorizo. :D
Funny story - many years back, my old boss ate raw beef sausages for dinner… I drove her to the ED that evening and picked her up the next day.
She said that in China, all sausages are cooked and you can just eat them. It never occurred to her that a sausage that is slimy and soggy wouldn't be safe to eat without cooking in some way. Her total and utter lack of common sense provided good entertainment over a few years lol!
I always cook my chorizo's.. It may be cured, but so is bacon.. And you cook that first!
Did your boss like the taste?
The Woolworths ones at their deli are primo brand chorizos and
do need tocan be cooked. They are strong flavoured and yummy, but not usually eaten by itself like normal sausages. You usually slice them and toss them in something, like pasta, paella etcEdit: come to think of it, I'm not sure if they can be eaten uncooked. I've just always cooked them, the paprika flavours ooze out and it's yummy.
Tastes amazing when fried in fry pan. No need to use oil or butter as chorizo releases its own oil and fat when cooking.
Thought i shoul mention. Slice it into circles first. So you have lots of little round morsels of amazingness.
Are we all starving on this site lately? - All I'm reading about is how to cook chorizos ( never tried it but might now ), best Hungry Jacks deals & citrus fruit deals !!
However, before I pop off to have lunch - do any of you knowledgeable chefs out there know a quick & easy way to make mushy/processed peas ? Neither coles or woollies sell their own brands anymore & the price @ the English shop for a small can is horrendous.
I think you have mistaken OzBargain for Google