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Linguica is a Portuguese sausage somewhere between Spanish and Mexican chorizo in flavor and texture. I absolutely adore it. It's spicy, fatty and absolutely delicious in a soup, a good crusty roll or on top of a pizza.
For me, linguica is one of those foods that sparks the warm fuzzy feeling of reminiscence. It holds a very special place in my heart. As a child eating linguica was connected to my yearly family visits to New England like presents are connected to Christmas. It was an absolute must and something that I looked especially forward to every year.
For me, linguica is one of those foods that sparks the warm fuzzy feeling of reminiscence. It holds a very special place in my heart. As a child eating linguica was connected to my yearly family visits to New England like presents are connected to Christmas. It was an absolute must and something that I looked especially forward to every year.
Thankfully my mother's childhood connections, the magic of internet and overnight shipping have made it possible for me to buy linguica anytime the craving strikes. I know linguica is not really a local ingredient, but it is an intensely nostalgic one that I think is completely worth the shipping cost. My most recent batch of linguica was free! Thanks mom!
As a kid there were a number of very special foods that had to be eaten on my visit to New Bedford. Among them were coffee syrup, marshmallow fluff, malasadas (Portuguese Donuts), kale soup, lobster, quahogs and the piece de resistance, linguica pizza. So when my mother offered me several pounds of free linguica over the Christmas holiday. I went straight to my kitchen and made a pizza. This one is a bit fancier than the pizza of my childhood, but just as delicious. This recipe gets its inspiration from the brillant culinary mind of a good friend who adores the combination of chorizo and goat cheese, I figured linguica was a logical next step.
Linguica & Goat Cheese Pizza
(printable recipe)
1 pound linguica or chorizo
1 8 ounce log of plain goat cheese
1 cup of tomato sauce
1 batch of homemade pizza dough or store bought
olive oil
course salt
Follow the recipe for homemade pizza dough. Once that is ready to go. Preheat the oven to 400'F.
Then chop the linguica into medium sized cubes. Brown the linguica in a saute' pan over medium heat. Drain off the fat and set aside. Stretch the pizza dough. Spread the tomato sauce evenly on the dough, leaving around an inch sauce free. Top with the linguica and goat cheese. Brush the edge of the crust with olive oil and sprinkle with course salt. Bake on the center rake until the dough is golden brown and the cheese is bubbling, around 8-10 minutes.
As a kid there were a number of very special foods that had to be eaten on my visit to New Bedford. Among them were coffee syrup, marshmallow fluff, malasadas (Portuguese Donuts), kale soup, lobster, quahogs and the piece de resistance, linguica pizza. So when my mother offered me several pounds of free linguica over the Christmas holiday. I went straight to my kitchen and made a pizza. This one is a bit fancier than the pizza of my childhood, but just as delicious. This recipe gets its inspiration from the brillant culinary mind of a good friend who adores the combination of chorizo and goat cheese, I figured linguica was a logical next step.
Linguica & Goat Cheese Pizza
(printable recipe)
1 pound linguica or chorizo
1 8 ounce log of plain goat cheese
1 cup of tomato sauce
1 batch of homemade pizza dough or store bought
olive oil
course salt
Follow the recipe for homemade pizza dough. Once that is ready to go. Preheat the oven to 400'F.
Then chop the linguica into medium sized cubes. Brown the linguica in a saute' pan over medium heat. Drain off the fat and set aside. Stretch the pizza dough. Spread the tomato sauce evenly on the dough, leaving around an inch sauce free. Top with the linguica and goat cheese. Brush the edge of the crust with olive oil and sprinkle with course salt. Bake on the center rake until the dough is golden brown and the cheese is bubbling, around 8-10 minutes.
Fabulous. I adore linguisa; just used it in a bean soup recently, but I love the idea of pairing it with goat cheese and putting it on pizza! It's like a real Hawaiian pizza, even with the goat cheese, since there are a few independent farmers who make their own goat cheese on some islands.
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