Potatoes & Chorizo

14
Tessa Arias

Author:

Tessa Arias

Modified: July 9, 2024

This is Mexican comfort food at its finest – easy, fast, rich, and spicy. 

Tessa's Recipe Rundown

Taste: Spicy, rich, all-around savory.
Texture: The potatoes are tender and fluffy while the chorizo adds nice meatiness.
Ease: Super easy.
Appearance: Rustic but mouthwatering.
Pros: This dish can be used in so many different ways – tacos, burritos, quesadillas, eggs. It also happens to be scrumptious at nearly any time of the day.
Cons: Not exactly healthy.
Would I make this again? Yes I will. Maybe by the next time I make this I’ll have learned to make homemade chorizo!

This post may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure policy.

This is Mexican comfort food at its finest – easy, fast, rich, and spicy. Throw in a tortilla or some eggs, maybe some cheese or beans, and you have breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Seriously. By the way, that is real steam coming off the dish in the photograph above! I wasn’t about to let this dish get cold before eating it just for the sake of a photo.

Yields: 2 -4 servings

How To Make

Potatoes & Chorizo

Yields: 2 -4 servings
Review Recipe Print Recipe
This is Mexican comfort food at its finest – easy, fast, rich, and spicy. 

Email This Recipe

Enter your email, and we’ll send it to your inbox.

GDPR Consent

Ingredients

  • 4 medium red potatoes, halved
  • fine sea salt
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 8 ounces chorizo sausage, casing removed
  • 1 small onion, diced

Instructions

  • Place the halved potatoes in a medium pot. Cover with water, sprinkle with salt, and bring to a boil. Boil until just tender, 12-15 minutes. Drain and cool. Cut into a large dice.
  • Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add chorizo and cook, stirring to break up any large clumps, until done, about 10 minutes. Remove from pan, leaving enough fat to coat the bottom of the pan.
  • Turn heat up to medium and add potatoes and onion to pan. Fry until well browned, about 15 minutes, stirring often to prevent the potatoes from sticking. Add the chorizo, stir well and heat through for several minutes.

Notes

From Authentic Mexican
0 0 votes
Recipe Rating
guest
Recipe Rating




14 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Miss Vickie
Miss Vickie
5 years ago

The hardest part of making this recipe is finding good chorizo in Ohio. So easyto make, just a few ingredients. Delicious, filling. My new favorite comfort food.

Mick
Mick
5 years ago

Easy, delicious, even the kids love it! Bloody awesome!!

Lee
Lee
6 years ago

OK, so I like this as a start but want to jazz it up for 20 of my very good and critical friends. I’m thinking onion, green pepper and maybe cheese and maybe tomato. What do you think. Lee

Happycamper
Happycamper
7 years ago

I make this in a baked version. I cut up potatoes and slice the chorizo as well as some sweet sausage. Mix it in a baking dish and pour over 3 tbs of olive oil and a cup of water. Cover and bake at 400 for 30 mins, stir well, and reduce the temp to 350 and cook for another 30 to 40 mins (or until potatoes are soft). Serve with salad and fresh crusty bread and you’ll think you’ve gone to heaven.

Ken Dac
Ken Dac
7 years ago
Marilyn Stec
Marilyn Stec
11 years ago

Are the potatoes suppose to be peeled??

Marilyn Stec
Marilyn Stec
11 years ago

ARE THE POTATOES SUPPORT TO BE PEELED??

Plick
Plick
13 years ago

This two ingredients (potatos and chorizo) are both the start of a very famous spanish dish called “patatas a la riojana”. Rioja is a northern region of Spain, maybe best known for their good quality red wines. Just add a chopped red pepper, a chopped garlic clove, chopped half an onion, a pinch of smoked paprika, a bay leaf and some peas and it is so, so similar. Works well with a diced boiled egg.

Sunbird
Sunbird
14 years ago

Works well with sour cream, guacamole and green beans (sliced lengthways and boiled with bicarb to keep the colour/flavour).
Thanks!

Ali
Ali
14 years ago

Loved this. Added some ground beef and taco seasoning and used it for filling for stuffed green peppers. Oh so yummy.

Jen Schall
Jen Schall
14 years ago

I can't believe I've never actually made potatoes and chorizo… It always looks so fabulous. I know I'll love it. I'll be making it ASAP!

Jessica
Jessica
14 years ago

All I read was Chorizo…and I'm in!