Puerto Rican-Style Longaniza Cooking Sausage

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Juicy fresh cooking sausage
Tasty on the grill or cooked with rice
Flavored with annatto (achiote)
About 5 links
U.S. made from a Puerto Rican recipe
Size - 16 oz/1 lb

Longaniza in Puerto Rico is seasoned with a precious spice of the Caribbean - annatto. Fresh ground pork is mixed with garlic and annatto, which adds a sweet, mild spiciness and a brick red color to make these tasty sausages. Cook them over charcoal or with rice and serve with beans for a classic Puerto Rican meal.

Annatto, also called achiote or roucou, is a special spice beloved in the west Indies and Carribean islands. The annatto tree has bright red seeds that add a touch of sweetness, a hint of heat and a bit of a nutmeg flavor. It also colors the sausage a warm orange-red that is unmistakable.

A classic Puerto Rican preparation is to dice up the sausage and cook in the pot with rice. It is often served with beans and fried plantains.

Our sausage maker is in Miami where they use a classic Puerto Rican recipe to recreate this wonderful longaniza. Your chorizo will arrive cold. It can be stored in the refrigerator for up to one week or for up to 8 weeks in the freezer.

Ingredients

Pork, water, annatto, curing mix (salt, sugar, dextrose, sodium nitrite), garlic, spices, sodium erythorbate. Colored with Annatto.

Nutritional Information

Serving size 1 link (90g). Servings per container 5. Calories 210. Total fat 15g (23%), Saturated fat 5g (25%), Trans fat 0g (0%). Cholesterol 55mg (18%), Sodium 610mg (25%), Total carbohydrate 4g (1%), Dietary fiber 0g (0%), Sugars 0g, Protein 14g. Vitamin D 0%, Calcium 2%, Iron 4%, Potassium 0%. *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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