Tapas Style Spanish Rioja Marinated Chorizo Sausage

Total Time: 24 hrs 12 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs good quality spanish chorizo sausage
• 8 fluid ounces rioja wine
• 5 black peppercorns
• 3 dried bay leaves, crumbled
• flat leaf parsley, for serving
• toothpick

Recipe

• 1 prick the sausages all over and place into a dish.
• 2 pour the wine over the sausages, then add the black peppercorns and crumbled bay leaves - cover and leave to steep in the marinade for 24 hours.
• 3 drain the chorizo sausage and cook them on a well oiled, medium-hot griddle pan for about 6 minutes each side, or until evenly browned and crispy.
• 4 slice the sausages thickly and skewer with a toothpick.
• 5 serve alongside other tapas style dishes, such as olives, cubes of cheese and crusty bread.
• 6 this recipe can also be cooked on the barbeque - to great effect!