From Food 4 Less to Food Heaven: Grunge Gourmet's Choripan Recipe

chorizo

🥗Healthier: chicken sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Chicken sausage is lower in fat, while pork sausage is often more affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers health benefits, while canola is budget-friendly.

red wine vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar is healthier, and white vinegar is less expensive.

cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: dried herbs

Parsley is a good substitute for flavor, and dried herbs can be cheaper.

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Chop parsley to a quarter cup and place it in a bowl.

Add equal parts oregano to the parsley in the bowl.

Smash and add three cloves of garlic to the bowl.

Chop a shallot and add it to the bowl, equal in amount to the garlic.

Chop some red bell pepper and add it to the bowl for color.

Add a couple pinches of red chili flakes for heat.

Pour in a quarter cup of apple cider vinegar and a quarter cup of olive oil into the bowl.

Add salt and a little pepper to the mixture and toss to combine the chimichurri.

Let the chimichurri sit while preparing the sausage.

Heat a cast iron skillet and add the smoked sausage.

Cook the sausage until it has a nice color, flipping it as needed.

Slice the bolillo rolls open and toast them in the skillet until crusty.

Remove the sausage from the skillet and place it on a plate.

Toast the bolillo rolls in the skillet until golden and crusty.

Place the toasted bolillo rolls on a plate and add chimichurri over the top.

Serve the sausage inside the chimichurri-topped rolls.

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