Spanish Chorizo Recipe – Mildly Spicy Hard Salami
Ingredients per 2.2 lbs. (1 kg) of pork shoulder:
(For other amounts of meat, weight salt to ensure 3% for food safety.)
- Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt 28 g / 5 tsp
(Different brands of salt will have dramatically different teaspoon volume measurements. Use a scale for peace of mind) - InstaCure #2 2.5 g / ½ tsp
- Dextrose 0.2% 2 g / ⅓ tsp
- Sugar, 0.2% 2 g / ⅓ tsp
- Pepper 6 g / 3 tsp
- Spanish smoked paprika (pimentón) 20 g / 10 tsp
- Oregano 1 g / 1 tsp
- Garlic powder 2 g / 1 tsp
- Bactoferm T-SPX Starter Culture 0.12 g / ⅛ tsp
(Dissolve in 2 tbsp of distilled or boiled then cooled water to remove chlorine.)