Are you a meat and eggs for breakfast person? Like really flavorful, kind of exotic meats? Then making Chorizo and Eggs at home will tickle your tastebuds, tummy, and wallet, too!
A while back, my husband worked near a family-owned Mexican restaurant and would go occasionally for lunch. He kept telling me about Chorizo and Eggs…his favorite and at the time something I hadn’t heard of. I have always loved breakfast for supper, but breakfast for lunch was a new one for me.
Plus, I didn’t know what chorizo was. And even now, most of the time if I see chorizo available for sale at the store, it’s in a long thin sausage roll more like a summer sausage or pepperoni. I can’t imagine using that with eggs as it would be too firm and would stay in slices or chunks whichever way you cut it. (Turns out that’s the Spanish version…read about that here)
Chorizo – a wide range of flavors
Being a Mexican sausage, it of course includes standard Mexican spices like chili powder, cayenne, and cumin, but it also has a little different flavor from oregano, cinnamon, and ground cloves. You can make it spicier if you want by adding more cayenne; otherwise, it’s not so much hot as it just heavily spiced.
The recipe I use is the last of three of my favorite homemade turkey sausages here.
Making Chorizo and Eggs
- 1 lb turkey chorizo (browned like any other ground sausage)
- 1 dozen eggs
Right before making the chorizo, break all of the dozen eggs and whisk all together (sort of a mini “mise en place”). You’ll want to move quickly when the sausage is done.
When the turkey is all browned and spiced, immediately pour in the whisked eggs and scramble with the sausage bits. You don’t want the sausage to dry out or overcook!
Here I suggest a flexible spatula as that spatula head will bend and follow the curve of the skillet’s edge, allowing you to scrape ALL the egg back into the sausage to be cooked and enjoyed. (You could actually do this same procedure with any breakfast sausage!)
Continue turning and cooking until you reach the texture you like. At our house, eggs are always scrambled hard, but your taste may be different. This makes about 6 servings and is easily reheated in the microwave.
The most flavor-packed breakfast!
If this doesn’t start your day with a bang, nothing will. So flavorful your tastebuds will be dancing. I’d love to know if you try this and what you think…let me know in the comments below!
