Choripan is a traditional Argentine street sandwich with sausage and crusty bread. Choripan is easy to make at home and so completely delicious.
Ingredients
4quality sausages, Argentine Chorizo or good Italian sausage
1crusty baguette, cut into 4 pieces
Olive oil
Choripan Chimichurri:
2-3clovesgarlic
2tablespoonsminced red onion
½Serrano pepper, minced
⅓cupred wine vinegar
1tablespoonwater
½teaspoonred pepper flakes
1bay leaf, crumbled
2teaspoonsdried oregano
1teaspoonkosher salt
1teaspoonblack pepper
½cupolive oil
1cupminced parsley
Instructions
For Chimichurri:
Combine minced garlic, red onion, and Serrano pepper with red wine vinegar, water, dried spices, and salt and pepper.
Whisk in olive oil in a slow steady stream. Then stir in minced parsley. Let sit for at least 30 minutes to let flavors mingle.
For Choripan:
Preheat grill to medium-high heat or direct charcoal grilling. Add sausage to grill and cook for 8-10 minutes, turning frequently until casing is getting crispy and the sausage is mostly cooked through.
Using tongs and a sharp knife, cut 3/4 of the way through the sausages, longwise. Fold them out and press them flat on the grill. Let them cook for another 4-5 minutes to get nice and crispy.
Meanwhile, slice baguette in half, drizzle with olive oil and press on the hot grill for a minute to char a bit and get good grill marks.
Serve crispy sausages on baguette drizzled heavily with chimichurri sauce. Eat immediately!