comfort food: pork & chorizo soup

How To Make comfort food: pork & chorizo soup

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  PREP/PREPARE
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  Gather your ingredients.
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  Thinly slice the onion, mince the garlic, and cut the carrots thickly on the bias, and then cut in half.
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  Add the chorizo sausage to a heavy-bottomed pot, over medium heat.
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  Cook until the sausage is almost cooked through, but still a bit pink.
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  Drain of all but a tablespoon of grease from the pot, and then add the onion, garlic, and cubed pork tenderloin.
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  Reduce heat to medium low, and cook until the pork tenderloin is beginning to brown, and the onions, are softened, about 10 minutes.
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  Add the red wine the rice, cayenne, and cumin.
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  Bring the heat back up to medium, and stir, until the wine reduces by half, about 3 minutes.
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  Add the water, stock, and the carrots.
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  Bring the pot up to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer.
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  Allow the pot to simmer until the rice and carrots have cooked, about 20 minutes.
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  Chef’s Note: During this time, add a bit of salt and pepper, to taste.
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  Chef's Note: If the soup gets too thick, you can thin it out with some water, or more chicken stock.
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  PLATE/PRESENT
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  Serve in nice bowls with some crackers, bread, or possibly warm tortillas. Enjoy.
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  Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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