Casa do Porco Preto Chouriço de Barrancos

Casa do Porco Preto Chouriço de Barrancos is a Portuguese cured pork sausage from Barrancos, in the Alentejo, made with Alentejano black pig, garlic and paprika. The most useful sausage in a Portuguese kitchen: sliced raw for a snack, or flame-grilled at the table.

Flavour and texture

A coarse, juicy filling of black pork with garlic and sweet paprika, red and glossy when sliced. Raw it is firm and savoury, grilled the fat crisps and the paprika turns smoky and sweet.

How to enjoy it

Grill it over a clay assador with a splash of aguardente, slice it into caldo verde, or bake it inside bread for pão com chouriço. Pour an Alentejo red or a Douro red.

About Casa do Porco Preto

Casa do Porco Preto is an Alentejo producer devoted to the Alentejano black pig, raised free-range and fed on acorns in the cork and holm oak country around Barrancos. Its best-known product is Presunto de Barrancos DOP, a dry-cured ham with protected designation of origin.

Good to know

• Keep the piece wrapped in paper or a cloth, in a cool, dry place or in the fridge. Once cut, cover the cut face and keep it cold.
• Whole chouriço, to slice or grill at home.
• A generous gift for anyone who loves Portuguese food.