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Huevos con Chorizo (Scrambled Eggs with Chorizo) recipe

My favourite breakfast dish ever — huevos con chorizo. My Huevos con Chorizo (Scrambled Eggs with Chorizo) recipe is not really the classic Mexican one. The secret to my version of this dish is that I cook the chorizo first, releasing the fat and pimentón, making a delicious oil that we then cook the onions in.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 2
Calories: 721kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion or the equivalent in shallots
  • 100 g ‘soft’ chorizo
  • 1 good knob of butter
  • 4 large eggs
  • A sprinkling of Parmesan or a Spanish hard cheese
  • 4 medium-sized tortillas corn or flour

Instructions

  • Cut the chorizo into 4 pieces for every round, as shown in the photo.
  • Over medium-high heat cook the chorizo and dice the onion or shallots.
  • After a few minutes you should have enough oil from the chorizo to fry the onion or shallots in.
  • Remove the chorizo leaving the oil in the pan. Turn the heat down to low-medium and cook the onion/shallots until they are soft and take on good colour from the chorizo oil. If the pan starts to dry out just add some olive oil.
  • If you’re having tortillas, cook or warm them now, and keep them warm.
  • In a saucepan over medium heat, add the butter and eggs.
  • Stir constantly with a spatula until you start to see little lumps of cooked eggs form. Remove from the heat occasionally so that the eggs don’t overcook.
  • As the eggs are cooking combine the chorizo and the onion/shallots and keep warm.
  • When the eggs are almost done, stir in a dollop of cream (or sour cream) to help stop the cooking process and then add the chorizo and the onion/shallots. Taste for seasoning.
  • Serve on warmed plates, add the cheese, and jazz up with some coriander (cilantro) or some sliced eschallots.
  • You can turn these into burritos (see the photo) which are great as finger food if you have a lot of guests.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 721kcal | Carbohydrates: 28.8g | Protein: 32.7g | Fat: 53.8g | Saturated Fat: 25.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 28.4g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 480mg | Sodium: 1055mg | Fiber: 4.2g | Sugar: 3.5g