I'm a huge fan of chorizo. My wife and I will often have some nice cheeses, crackers, dips and chorizo as our dinner. Best way to relax and unwind without putting on a full meal.
La boqueria ticks all the boxes for a chorizo for me. It's rich in aroma, it explodes with flavour when you fry it up and releases so many natural fats,
History
The inspiration for La Boqueria smallgoods
The Boqueria market in Barcelona dates from 1217. In 1470 Pig market began and was known as Mercat Bornet or Mercat de la Palla, (Straw market. In 1826 Barcelona decided to construct a separate market on La Rambla. The market was then legally recognized, and the metal roof that still exists today was constructed in 1914.
Today, the market spirals from its fish mongers centre where you can find the best Spain offers in fresh seafood and the plump delicious Bacalao and Anchovies and Boquerones from the Cantabric waters, past the sun dried Morron, ñoras peppers, chillies, Saffron, Golden raisins, corn fed chicken, whole sides of beef or Veal, fresh Padron peppers, Raff tomatoes and Pine Mushrooms, to one of Spain’s love; The PIG. Here you find from nose to tail of the best Pigs in Spain. Jamones Serrano, Iberico Bellota, Lomo cured or fresh ready for the grill, Fuet, Salchichon, Morcilla, Butifarra. A sea of the best from Cataluña and the rest of Spain’s salamis that will make you want to stay in Barcelona to have la Boqueria as your one and only food source destination.
Cooking
Like with a lot of german sausages, this chorizo needs a good frying to activate the flavours. I suggest cutting it slightly on the angle in no more than 2cm thick slices.
Heat your pan and place in your chorizo slices giving them nice room. Do not overload the pan as the sausage will give out a lot of liquid ( fats ) and we do not want to stew the sausage. It must be grilled with good colour to deploy the flavour.
I like to squeeze a good whole lime over this once it's cooked but that's a personal preference.
Below I have a dish I created a while ago using the sausage. It was extremely poplular and has such stunning colours
Enjoy
Chefm31ster