Chorizo Chilaquiles

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 corn tortillas, sliced into 1/2 inch strips
• vegetable oil (for frying- about 1 cup) or corn oil (for frying- about 1 cup)
• 8 ounces chorizo sausage (lamb or beef)
• 6 eggs
• 1/2 bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 cups salsa (or green chili, or enchilada sauce- whatever you like)
• 8 tablespoons queso fresco, for garnish
• 1/2 cup cilantro, fchopped, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 heat veggie oil in a saucepan or skillet with high sides.
• 2 fry tortilla strips in small batches until crispy but not too brown.
• 3 let strips dry on a paper towel-covered plate.
• 4 brown chorizo in a frying pan with the chopped pepper, onion and garlic. when cooked through, let chorizo and veggies drain on another paper towel-covered plate.
• 5 wipe down the frying pan and use it to scramble eggs (adding a little oil or pam to the pan). when they're almost set, add the chorizo and veggies back in, and mix in the tortilla strips. add about a cup of salsa/chili until the tortilla chips become less crispy and more chewy.
• 6 when everything is well mixed, it's ready to be served! i add additional salsa/chili on top and garnish with queso fresco and cilantro.