Lecture 19: Papal Rome and the Spanish Golden Age
yet used in Spain—at least not at court, though it had been discovered in the
New World a century before.Take pork meat that is more lean than fat, and put it in a marinade of just
wine with a touch of vinegar. The meat should be cut into little radish-sized
knobs and the marinade should be sparing, no more than to cover. Season
with spices and salt and let it sit for 24 hours. Fill up the chorizos. They
should be a bit plump. Cook them in water. These can be kept all year. Eating
them cooked, there should be so little vinegar that that you barely sense it
before eating them.