This is a very old recipe, popular here in the countryside – campo – of Murcia & Cartagena. A little bit like couscous or Southern American grits, Sémola is a savoury dish made from flour, onion and chorizo. It’s smooth, nutritious and warming, eaten when it’s a little colder here in Murcia, normally for breakfast. You can add longaniza roja or blanca, some Murcian blood sausage – morcilla – or bacon too, if that’s your taste. Or use cornflour instead of wheat flour.

It’s a great recipe that uses up leftover meat, is simple to cook and can feed plenty.

This recipe is from Maravillas Fernandez Ramirez from La Murta.

Sémola – Grits – Spanish Recipe

Ingredients

Español:

1 cebolla
1 chorizo
2 cucharadas de aceite de oliva
8 cucharadas de harina
1 l de agua
Sal

English:

1 onion
1 chorizo sausage
2 tbsp olive oil
8 tbsp flour
1 l water
Salt

Instructions

Español:

Se corta la cebolla y el chorizo y se fríen lentamente en aceite de oliva.
Se añade la harina y se fríe durante uno minuto.
Se añade 500ml de agua y mezcla bien en fuego lento.
Se añade más agua si se necesite.
Se cuece durante 15 minutos, y se revuelve muy bien para evitar grumos.
Se come inmediatamente.

English:

Cut the onion and chorizo and fry slowly in the olive oil.
Add the flour and fry for one more minute.
Add 500ml of water and cook through on a low heat, mixing well.
Add more water as necessary to make the consistency of thick cream.
Cook for 15 minutes, stirring to avoid lumps, adding water as required.
Serve immediately.

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