Crispy Fried Chorizo and Potatoes

After making a fresh batch of Mexican chorizo the first thing that I like to use it in is with some crispy fried potatoes! This dish is so simple! You just fry the chorizo until it's cooked, and then you keep frying it until it just starts to get all nice and crispy and good! Then you fry some diced potato in the same oil that the chorizo was fried in until the potatoes are crispy on the outside, cooked and soft on the inside and all of the chorizo flavour from the oil has infused into them! These crispy fried potatoes and chorizo are great all by themselves or you can throw them into tacos, burritos, quesadillas, top them with a fried egg, mix in scrambled eggs, etc. along with your favourite taco style toppings.

Crispy Fried Chorizo and Potatoes                

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Servings: 4

Spicy Mexican style chorizo sausage with crispy fried potatoes that are just bursting with flavour!

ingredients

·     2 tablespoons oil (or lard, bacon grease, butter)

·     1 pound chorizo

·     1 onion, diced (optional)

·     1 pound potatoes, diced 1/2 inch thick

directions

1.       Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, add the chorizo and onion and cook until the chorizo turns lightly brown and gets all nice and crispy on the edges, about 6-10 minutes, before setting aside.

2.      Add the potatoes to the pan and cook until golden brown and crispy, about 10 minutes, before mixing in the chorizo and onions.