Portuguese Style Spicy Chorizo Hamburgers / Sliders

Name: Portuguese Style Spicy Chorizo Burgers / Sliders
Yield: 4 Large Hamburgers or 8 Small Hamburgers
Ingredients: 1 pound Ground Round; 1 teaspoon of red chili pepper flakes; 4 Tablespoons of olive oil; sea salt & pepper, to taste; 4 Garlic Cloves thinly sliced; 1 small Chorizo finely chopped; 1 Cup Red Wine; 1 Cup Beef Broth; 2 stems of fresh Parsley chopped; 2 Tablespoon Butter; 4 Eggs

September 2, 2012 By Nicole Cook 58 Comments

Have you ever had Portuguese Style Spicy Chorizo Hamburgers? It’s about time you do! These little sliders are full of spice and flavor and OH so very good!

Portuguese Style Chorizo Burgers Sliders

Wine Chorizo Burgers – Portuguese Style

Today we are celebrating Labor Day.

Well, actually tomorrow we are, but today the our team is celebrating Labor Day with a great line up of awesome recipes perfect for the holiday.

We don’t usually do much on this holiday, but we use it as an excuse to make great food.

Because every holiday goes well with amazing food. Right? And why not some delicious chorizo burgers!?

I only changed these up a little as I went, and we made them “topless sliders” and used the top bun to dip into the sauce, because you will want to soak it all up.

Yes, it’s that good.

I really wanted to stay true to the Portuguese Style, while adding a little extra spice.

We actually used red pepper flakes in the burger, but we tried one with habanero peppers just to see the difference.

The pepper flakes were actually better – they kept the most flavor where it belonged and managed to keep the Portuguese aspect in place – the chorizo adds the rest of the smokey spice. So good.

P.S. Sorry for the photos. I asked my daughter to photograph them and while she did a great job, we really didn’t think about the dish we had them in – you can’t really see the actual burger (or the yummy wine sauce). haha

Portuguese Style Spicy Chorizo Burgers / Sliders

Yield: 4 Large Hamburgers or 8 Small Hamburgers

Ingredients

1 pound Ground Round
1 teaspoon of red chili pepper flakes
4 Tablespoons of olive oil
sea salt & pepper, to taste
4 Garlic Cloves thinly sliced
1 small Chorizo finely chopped
1 Cup Red Wine
1 Cup Beef Broth
2 stems of fresh Parsley chopped
2 Tablespoon Butter
4 Eggs

Instructions

In a bowl, mix the ground round and the red chili pepper flakes together with your hands. Form the meat into 4 round patties.
Brush each burger with some olive oil and season with sea salt and ground pepper.
Set in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. I will admit I only did it for about 20 minutes, we were hungry!
Heat up the grill with a medium flame and cook each burger for approximately 7 minutes for medium rare hamburgers. Flip about halfway and try to keep your flip to only once. This keeps the burgers juicier. Also, refrain from pressing down on the hamburgers with a spatula which will drain them of their juices and make them dry. You don't want a dry burger.
Add a tablespoon or two of olive oil to a large frying pan.
Add the sliced garlic and chopped chorizo. Saute until they start popping. Don't burn the garlic!
Now, add the red wine and the beef broth and bring to a boil.
Once it boils, simmer on low and add the chopped parsley. Isabel recommends putting in a bay leaf, but I didn't have one. Let me just say that while I have no idea the difference it would have made it was amazing without it. Once the sauce has boiled down and been reduced by half, remove the bay leaf (if you used it) and add the butter until melted and combined.
Put the burgers in the sauce and remove from heat and allow it to just sit.
Cook the eggs sunny side up in a separate frying pan in a little bit of butter. (or if you are me, in a lot of butter, because face it - nothing tastes better than it does with butter)
Remove the eggs and place one on top of each Burger.
Spoon the Chorizo wine sauce over the eggs.
Serve. But make sure you serve with crusty bread, rolls or something else to soak up all that delicious sauce. We made ours into sliders, poured the sauce into deep sided dishes and used the "buns/rolls" to soak up all the sauce. Delicious!

Starters & Snacks

Lobster Salad with Avocado, Corn and Tomatoes by The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
Grilled Vegetable Spread by Magnolia Days
Toast Topper #8: Tomato Confit by Yummy Smells
Honey BBQ Wings and Cool Ranch by Big Bears Wife
Finger Lickin’ Chicken Drumettes by Noshing with the Nolands

Main Dishes

Baked Shrimp and Pasta Caprese by Mama’s Blissful Bites
Newfangled Cowtown White Chicken Chili by Shockingly Delicious
Strawberry BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches by The Weekend Gourmet
Spicy Seoulful Pulled Pork Sandwiches by Kimchi Mom
Smoked Pork Butt (A How-To) from Juanita’s Cocina
Soy Glazed Chicken Thighs by The Messy Baker Blog
Stuffed Green Chili con Queso Cheeseburger Sliders by Damn Delicious
Adana kebab by Small Wallet, Big Appetite
Portabello Paninis by The Hand That Rocks the Ladle
Bloody Mary Skirt Steak by From Fast Food to Fresh Food
Tuna and Roasted Pepper Packets by Cindy’s Recipes & Writings
Mint Marinated Beef Kabobs with Garlic Sauce by Sustainable Dad
Creamy Latin Style Pasta by Bobbi’s Kozy Kitchen
Portuguese Style Spicy Chorizo Burgers / Sliders by Daily Dish Recipes
Aromatic Glazed Salmon by Happy Baking Days
Pork sliders by Basic ‘N Delicious
Foil Packet Chicken by In the Kitchen with Audrey

Salads & Sides

Mom’s Savory Pork’n’Beans by Webicurean
Southern Surprise Potato Salad by Granny’s Down Home Southern Cooking
#SundaySupper Marinated Ginger Chicken & Spinach Salad by Kwistin’s Favorites
Roasted Potato & Corn Salad w/ Bacon by GirliChef
Vegan Caprese Salad by Galactosemia in PDX
Picnic Friendly Grilled Vegetable Salad by Mama Mommy Mom
Smokin Hot Caribbean Spiced Corn-On-The-Cob by Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
Potato salad with Stilton and bacon by Tora’s Real Food

Drinks

Frozen Sangria by Supper For a Steal
Persian mint & cucumber cooler (sekanjabeen) by Family Spice

Desserts

Root Beer Float Cupcakes by Chocolate Moosey
Strawberry Cream Squares by Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
Fresh Mango Pie by La Cocina De Leslie
Brown Butter M&M Cookies by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
Gluten Free Lemon Blondies by No One Likes Crumbley Cookies
Strawberry Pie + White Sangria by Vintage Kitchen Notes
Grilled Banana Splits by Diabetic Foodie
Easy Desserts: Frozen Chocolate Bananas by Home Cooking Memories
Ice Cream Sandwich Cake by Comfy Cuisine
Blueberry Lemon Whoopie Pies for a Holiday Cookout by In the Kitchen with KP

Wine Pairings

Labor Day Cookout Food And Wine Pairings by ENOFYLZ

I just want to give a special shout out to Martin (And Eileen) for their amazing wine pairings each week. I know very little about wine pairings and what goes with what, but every week we have one of the two of them who are matching our delicious recipes with a great bottle of wine. Be sure and check out the wine pairings!

Nicole Cook

Nicole Cook is the owner/editor of Daily Dish Recipes, a lifestyle blog with an emphasis on food/cooking/cocktails and much more.
She calls the Midwest home – Missouri to be exact. Coffee is her go-to drink, music is her vice and she is endlessly tethered with devices to her online world. She loves all things planner, lives for her great big family and loves her pets endlessly!
Her motto in life: Live Simply, Dream Big, Be Grateful, Give Love, Laugh Lots. Always, always laugh lots.