This recipe for papas con chorizo is a very common breakfast in Mexico. Just grab a tortilla, fill it with papas con chorizo, top it with salsa and avocado and breakfast is ready! Scramble some eggs in your skillet along with the chorizo mixture and now you have huevos con papas y chorizo.
Ingredients
- 1 package Mexican chorizo sausage , 9 ounce
- 1.5 tablespoons bacon drippings
- 2 cups diced potatoes
- 0.33 cups chopped onion
- 1 serrano chile pepper , chopped
- 0.5 teaspoons salt , or to taste
- 0.25 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper , or to taste
Instructions
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1
Cook chorizo in a large skillet over medium-high heat until turns dark red, 6 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently. Transfer chorizo to a bowl; set aside.
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2
Melt bacon grease in the same skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add potatoes; cook and stir for 10 minutes. Add onion and serrano; cook and stir until potatoes are fork-tender, onion is translucent, and serrano is soft, 2 to 6 minutes more. Return chorizo to the skillet; stir until heated through. Season with salt and black pepper.
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