Description
Papas con chorizo brings hearty Mexican comfort right to your kitchen table with crispy potatoes and spicy sausage dancing together in one delicious skillet. Grab some warm tortillas and get ready to savor a classic breakfast that’ll make your morning taste like a celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- ½ lb chorizo (Mexican sausage)
- 4 medium-sized potatoes
Primary Seasonings:
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 small onion
- ½ bell pepper
- Salt
- Pepper
Garnish and Optional Serving:
- Fresh cilantro
- Lime wedges
Instructions
- Peel 4 medium potatoes and slice them into ½-inch cubes. Season the potato chunks with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon black pepper.
- Pour 1 tablespoon vegetable oil into a large skillet over medium heat (350°F). Add potato cubes and cook for 10-12 minutes, stirring every 3 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
- Transfer crispy potatoes to a clean plate. Keep the skillet on medium heat.
- Remove casings from ½ pound chorizo. Crumble the sausage directly into the hot skillet.
- Cook chorizo for 5-6 minutes, breaking it into small pieces with a wooden spoon until it releases its red oil and turns deeply brown.
- Add 1 diced small onion and ½ diced bell pepper to the chorizo. Sauté for 3-4 minutes until vegetables soften and become translucent.
- Return the golden potatoes to the skillet. Gently mix everything so each potato chunk gets coated with chorizo and vegetable mixture.
- Cook the combined ingredients for an additional 2-3 minutes to reheat potatoes and blend flavors completely.
- Sprinkle 2 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro over the hot dish. Serve immediately with lime wedges on the side.
Notes
- Always use a cast-iron skillet or heavy-bottomed pan to get the crispiest potato edges without burning.
- Dice potatoes into uniform small cubes so they cook evenly and develop a consistent golden-brown exterior.
- For vegetarian friends, swap chorizo with plant-based sausage or extra firm tofu seasoned with smoked paprika and chili powder.
- If watching calories, consider using less oil and baking potatoes instead of pan-frying for a lighter version of this classic dish.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 18-24 minutes
- Category: Sautéed
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 365 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 27 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg