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Huevos con salchicha
Scrambled eggs with sausage
Mexican scrambled eggs with sliced frankfurters, tomato and onion
All over Mexico, from Monterrey kitchens to Mexico City fondas, huevos con salchicha is what a parent makes when breakfast or a late supper has to be on the table in a quarter of an hour. Coins of frankfurter are browned until their edges curl, then soft eggs are folded through with a little tomato, onion and green chile, and the whole pan is scooped up with warm corn tortillas and a spoon of refried beans. Most supermarket frankfurters are pork or a pork and beef mix, so check the packet if you need a pork-free version; chicken or turkey frankfurters work just as well. The usual mistake is adding the eggs to a wet pan: cook the tomato down first, or the eggs turn watery and grey. Chef's tip: take the pan off the heat while the eggs still look a little glossy; they finish setting on the way to the plate.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
- 4 frankfurterspork, pork-and-beef or chicken; check the label if you need gluten free; sliced into 5 mm coins
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- ½ white onionfinely chopped
- 1 serrano chilefinely chopped; seeds removed for children
- 2 tomatoesripe, seeded and diced
- 5 eggslarge
- ½ tsp salt
To serve
- 6 corn tortillaswarmed
- 7 oz refried beans (optional)warmed
- 4 tbsp green or red salsa (optional)
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add 4 frankfurters and fry, stirring now and then, until the coins are browned at the edges and starting to curl, and hot all the way through.
4 minStep 2: Turn the heat to medium, add ½ white onion and 1 serrano chile and cook until the onion is soft and see-through.
2 minStep 5: Stop when the eggs are set in soft folds but still look a little glossy; take the pan off the heat and they will finish cooking. For pregnant people, young children, older or vulnerable people, cook until no runny egg is left.
Step 6: Warm 6 corn tortillas in a dry pan for about 30 seconds a side until soft and spotted. Serve the eggs with the tortillas, 7 oz refried beans and 4 tbsp green or red salsa on the side.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 560 kcal
- Protein
- 29 g
- Carbs
- 34 g
- Fat
- 34 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does huevos con salchicha take?
- About 15 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of white onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of tomatoes?
- Tinned chopped tomatoes: a 400g tin for about 6 tomatoes (in cooked dishes, not salads).
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