Scrambled eggs with chorizo served with a stack of hot tortillas and a great salsa is a favorite breakfast throughout Mexico. It's really easy to prepare and you can have it on the table in under 30 minutes. We love it as a start to our Saturday or Sunday morning.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time12 minutesmins
Total Time22 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: Chorizo and Eggs Recipe, How to Make Chorizo and Eggs
Servings: 4servings
Calories: 796kcal
Author: Douglas Cullen
Ingredients
Eggs
8eggs
12ouncesMexican chorizo
1small white onion
2plum tomatoes
1clovegarlic
1tablespooncooking oil
Salt to taste
Garnishes
12 to 16corn or flour tortillas
2cupsrefried beans
12 totortilla chips
1cupof your favorite salsa
Instructions
Cooking
Remove the membrane from the chorizo
Finely chop the onion, tomato, and garlic
Crack the eggs into a mixing bowl and beat with a fork for 30 seconds
Preheat a large frying pan to medium
Add the cooking oil and the onion to the frying pan and cook for 1 minute
Add the tomato and garlic, stir and cook for 1 minute
Crumble the chorizo into the frying pan. Cook for about 5 minutes until most of the fat from the chorizo has cooked off
Pour the eggs into the chorizo, onion, tomato, garlic mixture. Let the eggs set for 1 minute then gently stir the mixture.
Cook, stirring occasionally until the eggs are just cooked
While the eggs are still cooking, heat the tortillas on your griddle or comal
Serving
Divide the scrambled eggs and chorizo into 4 portions
Serve with refried beans garnished with tortilla chips
Serve with 3 or 4 tortillas per person and your favorite salsa to make tacos
Chorizo is a seasoned Mexican style pork sausage available in most supermarkets. It is spicy but not hot. Each brand has a different flavor. Try a few until you find your favorite.
You can substitute Soyrizo, a soy protein-based chorizo if you want to reduce the fat in the dish.
Cooking
If there is too much fat remaining after cooking the chorizo for about 5 minutes you can drain the fat before adding the eggs.
Mexican chorizo needs to be fully cooked before eating.
Serving
You can top your eggs with cheese if you'd like. Ranchero cheese is a good choice.