chorizo dip

This delicious chorizo dip start with a layer of cream cheese, followed by chorizo cooked with tomatoes and spices. And of course, to top it of, cheese that gets nice and melty when you bake it.

Chorizo Dip

chorizo sausages – 8 ounces total

cooking oil spray

cream cheese – low fat OK

olive oil

onion, chopped

garlic

15 1/2 oz can fire roasted diced tomatoes

oregano

soft cheese (such

cheddar cheese

onion

chopped cilantro (optional)

Soften the cheese

Take the cream cheese out of the refrigerator 30 to 60 minutes before making the dip so that it begins to soften.

Preheat the oven

to 350 degrees. Spray the cooking oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Add the chorizo sausage, and brown on one side for 3 to 4 minutes, then turn over and brown on the other side for another 3 minutes or so. Remove the sausage from the skillet and set aside on a plate.

Sauté onions

Add the olive oil to the skillet, and heat on medium. Add the onion to the skillet, and sauté for about 5 minutes until it begins to soften.  Add the garlic, and cook for another minutes.

Prep the chorizo: 

As the onions sauté, slice the chorizo sausage casing open and scrape the meat into the skillet with the onions. Use a heavy spoon to gradually break the chorizo into small bite sized bits.

Simmer tomatoes and sausage

Add the diced tomatoes into the skillet, stirring to combine with the onions and chorizo. Simmer the chorizo with the tomatoes until the sausage is cooked through, about 10 minutes. If you are baking the dip in the skillet you&#8217;ve been using, pour the chorizo / tomato mixture into a bowl temporarily. If you are using another baking dish, just turn the heat off the chorizo as you begin to assemble the dip.

Assemble the dip

spread the cream cheese across the bottom of the baking dish or skillet. Depending on the size of the dish, you may need to spread the cream cheese layer pretty thin. Next, pour the chorizo mixture over the cream cheese, and use a wooden spoon or similar to spread the chorizo and tomatoes evenly over the cream cheese. Then spread the pieces of soft cheese evenly around the top of the tomato / chorizo layer. Finally, top the chorizo layer with shredded cheddar cheese.

Bake the chorizo dip

Place the baking dish or skillet into the preheated oven. Bake for 20 minutes, uncovered.

Serve

After 20 minutes of baking, carefully remove the baking dish from the oven. Top the baked chorizo dip with green onion and/or cilantro, if using. Serve the chorizo dip with tortilla chips. Enjoy!

I have not had this dip before, but it sounds delicious! A great dip to bring to a Super Bowl party! Thanks for the recipe share!

This is such a great-looking dip, the color combination makes it so enticing and tempting! A dip to rule them all looks absolutely delicious and very yummy! Totally love this!

I love this dip recipe, and I love how you made this easy for us to make this.
So delicious!

Deep-fried chickpeas in crunchy tempura beer batter served with a refreshing yet spicy yogurt harissa dip and crispy crumbled chorizo.

Deep-fried chickpeas With Spicy Harissa Chorizo Dip

Cooked chickpeas (drained weight) (Also known as Egyptian peas/Garbanzo beans.)

Tempura batter mix

180 ml Beer (Ice cold.)

tbsp Harissa paste

chorizo sausage

plain yogurt

400 ml vegetable oil

First, drain your Chickpeas in a sieve and then ensure they are completely dry by putting them on a plate lined with kitchen paper to soak up any excess water.

Make your yoghurt, harissa and chorizo dip by mixing the harissa paste with the yoghurt and seasoning with salt and pepper to taste. 

Peel the skin off the chorizo sausage and break it into small pieces. Pan fry in a little cooking oil until crispy, then leave to cool on some kitchen paper to soak up the excess fat. 

Using a kitchen knife, chop the crispy chorizo pieces into a fine crumb, and scatter on top of the harissa yogurt dip. 

Measure out the ice-cold beer and tempura batter mix, and combine them together in a mixing bowl. Don&#39;t overwork it, as this can compromise the gluten structure and result in soggy tempura.

Heat a saucepan with the oil for deep frying and use a thermometer to check the temperature. 

Monitor the temperature of the oil until it reaches between 160 degrees Celsius and 180 degrees Celsius (or 320 degrees Fahrenheit and 350 degrees Fahrenheit). 

Carefully, using either a tablespoon or your fingers, scoop up 5-10 Chickpeas and drip them quickly into the hot oil so that they deep fry in a cluster. Depending on the size of your saucepan, you can deep fry 3 or 4 clusters at a time. They will not take long, 1-2 minutes each until they are a pale golden brown. 

Using a slotted spoon, remove the beer-battered Chickpeas from the hot oil to a plate covered in kitchen paper to soak up excess oil. 

Once all of your deep-fried Chickpeas are done, serve them on a large platter with the spicy harissa chorizo dip and enjoy! 

I have a jar of harrisa that I was wondering what to use for. This dip is perfect, thank you!

The crunch this recipe creates is next level, totally hooked!

I've never heard of the term Egyptian peas before. Thanks for sharing, and this recipe was super tasty!

I absolutely love this! Excellent recipe!

Everything about this recipe has my mouthwatering! The tempura chickpeas and chorizo harissa dip sound SO tasty and I cannot wait to try

Very tasty, although I did leave out the chorizo to make a meat free version.

What a fantastic way to make chickpeas! YUM!

Yumm that was so good! I've fried chickpea flour before but never chickpeas themselves! My family absolutely loved it! It was a winner just with the harissa dip already as they're huge fans of harissa

I've never tried to batter and fry chickpeas... but it looks like a great idea :) I will definitely try this recipe, thanks for sharing it :)

It had never occurred to me to tempura and deep fry beans before, but I'm a convert! These went down a storm with my family and we didn't know chickpeas were also known as garbanzo beans and Egyptian peas. The crispy chorizo on the dip was also delicious

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