Morcipán

Morcipán

Recipes with Morcilla Argentina

The blood sausage sandwich of Buenos Aires. A grilled morcilla split open and stuffed into a crusty bread roll with chimichurri. Street vendors sell them outside football stadiums and at weekend ferias. The bread soaks up the fat and juices. You eat it standing, with napkins, fast.

Prep Time

5 min

Cook Time

8 min

Servings

2

Difficulty

Easy

Ingredients

  • 2 morcilla criolla links
  • 2 crusty bread rolls (pan francés or marraqueta)
  • 3 tablespoons chimichurri
  • Optional: crispy onion rings

Steps

1

Grill the morcilla links over medium coals for 6-8 minutes, turning once. The skin should blister and turn dark but not burst open.

2

Split the bread rolls and toast the cut sides face-down on the grill for 30 seconds.

3

Split each morcilla lengthwise and lay it open-faced inside the toasted roll. Spoon chimichurri over the filling.

4

Close the roll and eat within two minutes while everything is still hot.

Tips

The bread matters. A soft roll turns to mush. You need something with a hard crust that can hold up against the fat without falling apart. The chimichurri is not optional: the vinegar and parsley cut the richness of the blood sausage.