These Potato and Chorizo Bites dipped in Portuguese Piri-Piri Sauce are perfect little bites for any get-together.
This recipe takes me right back to childhood Summers in Portugal. We spent our days on the beach of Peniche and many times would enjoy lunch at one of the Tascas close to the beach. Our menu mostly consisted of petiscos. I loved those days of enjoying special lunches with my cousins. I still remember how the food tasted. To this day, my mouth waters just thinking about it.
The translation of tascas is cheap food or bar food. Petiscos are considered small “tidbits”. Many times those tidbits were prepared in a Piri Piri Sauce and drizzled with lemon. Of course, there was always some type of chorizo or linguica involved. The combination of flavors were just amazing.
Potatoes are also a common staple in Portuguese Cuisine. When I received these gorgeous Idaho® Potato fingerlings, I immediately thought about Chorizo, Garlic and Piri-Piri sauce married together with the potatoes. I adore fingerlings for their sweet, buttery and nutty flavor and this particular batch was amazing. The purple and red added a splash of color to this dish. I fell in love with the beautiful colors when I cut into these little guys.
This recipe was a huge hit at a recent get together with friends. They are the perfect little tidbit and plates are not required when serving. I look forward to making this appetizer when Alex, Ronnie and Vo-Vo and Vo will be joining us.
- 8 small Chorizo Caseiro or Portuguese style (Mexican Chorizo does not work well in this recipe)
- 2 pounds Idaho® fingerling potatoes (I loved using white, purple and red in this recipe)
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon chili powder (if you want to kick up the heat, feel free to add more)
- ¼ cup Piri-Piri or Peri-Peri Sauce
- 1 lemon cut in wedges
- 2 green onions, sliced thin
- toothpicks to hold the appetizer together
- Preheat oven to 375º
- Remove the casing from the chorizo and slice into ¼ inch medallions
- Slice the fingerling potatoes into ¼ inch slices
- Using a toothpick, alternate skewering the chorizo and potatoes. Approximately 5-6 pieces on each toothpick.
- In a small plate, mix the olive oil, garlic powder, paprika and chili powder. I am a wimp, so this recipe only has a little kick. Feel free to spice it up by doubling the chili powder.
- Roll each of the potato and chorizo skewers in the olive oil mixture until well coated all the way around.
- Place the potato and chorizo skewers on a sheet pan and bake at 375º for approximately 45-50 minutes or until the potatoes are crispy on the outside.
- Remove from oven and arrange the skewers on a large platter with a small bowl of piri-piri sauce. I use mild but many times will use milk piri-piri and hot piri-piri when entertaining.
- Sprinkle with green onion slices and garnish with lemon slices and sprinkle additional lemon juice prior to serving.
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This post is sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission in conjunction with a social media campaign through Sunday Supper LLC. All opinions are those of the individual bloggers.
Renee Dobbs
June 28, 2015 at 6:36 amEvery time I see one of your Portuguese recipes it makes me want to go to Portugal on a culinary tour.
FamilyFoodie
June 28, 2015 at 9:42 amRenee- we need to make this happen. Imagine #SundaySupper in Portugal…
Marion@LifeTastesGood
June 28, 2015 at 8:40 amI bet these explode with flavor! The purple fingerlings are just the prettiest shade aren’t they? 🙂
FamilyFoodie
June 28, 2015 at 9:42 amI am in love with the Idaho Potato Purple Fingerlings! So good.
Amee
June 28, 2015 at 11:32 amBe still my heart…these flavors are amazing!! I would love these bites with a side of gourmet olives and call it a meal. 😉
thatskinnychickcanbake
June 28, 2015 at 12:07 pmLove the pairing of spicy chorizo with yummy potatoes! So gorgeous on skewers, too!
Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen (@BobbisKozyKtchn)
June 28, 2015 at 1:32 pmThese look and sound incredibly delicious!!
Michele @ Flavor Mosaic
June 28, 2015 at 5:44 pmI love all the flavor packed in these little bites.
Cindy Kerschner
June 28, 2015 at 11:10 pmThese little stacks of goodness aren’t going to last very long at my house!
Thalia @ butter and brioche
June 28, 2015 at 11:32 pmYum! These look so flavoursome and delicious. I love savoury nibbles like this.
Shelby
June 29, 2015 at 6:08 amYum! My son has repeatedly looked at your photo and said “this looks so freaking good!” I guess I know what I’m going to treat him to as soon as I can!
Soni
June 29, 2015 at 10:23 amWhat a great combo here!Potato and Chorizo together is making me hungry and I can totally imagine how delicious it tastes with that Piri Piri sauce!
Kimberly
July 2, 2015 at 12:00 pmOh, Isabel … you know how much I love these … considering I made something very similar! You can never go wrong with potatoes and chorizo!
Alida
July 2, 2015 at 8:28 pmThese elegant bites must be so flavorful and delicious. Love those Idaho potato fingerlings!
shockinglydelicious
July 3, 2015 at 11:42 amI am signing on to your culinary tour of Portugal too! I’m making this as my dinner!
Food Done Light (@FoodDoneLight)
July 4, 2015 at 10:28 amThis dish makes my mouth water, salty, spicy chorizo with a crisp potato and I get to dip it in piri-piri, what a fantastic appetizer.
Sammie
August 4, 2015 at 5:11 amHi I found your site via That Skinny Chick.. These potato and chorizo bites look delicious. Love your site will sign up! Thank you for a great recipe. Sammie http://www.feastingisfun.com
FamilyFoodie
August 16, 2015 at 9:09 amHi Sammie, Thanks for stopping by. I am looking forward to your recipes!