Chourico a Cavalo – Chorizo on Horseback (A Sandwich For Every Meal)
"I love this recipe! I'm looking at the pic of it & I can almost smell the aroma, feel its warmth & taste the goodness. It's plain & simple comfort food. "Chorizo on Horseback" is a breakfast or sandwich meal in the Azores. Found @ portuguesedinerdotcom/ (aka Tia Maria's Blog for the Portuguese Foodie). Maria Dias & her daughter (Lisa) are co-authors of TASTE PORTUGAL, 101 EASY PORTUGUESE RECIPES (Vol 1). Maria says it's delicious, her husband's favorite breakfast/sandwich & the "perfect easy dish for breakfast, lunch or dinner"! Times were not given, so were estimated by me. ENJOY!"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (225.5 g)
- Calories 719.4
- Total Fat - 56.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 14.4 g
- Cholesterol - 261.1 mg
- Sodium - 1031.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 25.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.7 g
- Sugars - 3.8 g
- Protein - 25.8 g
- Calcium - 155.3 mg
- Iron - 3.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 2.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.6 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a med skillet on med heat, place 2 tbsp of olive oil & heat until hot, but not smoky. Add all 4 of the chorizo sausage halves & cook until golden brown & slightly crispy on both sides.
Step 2
Remove from pan when done & add the onions. Cook onions on med heat until golden brown, stirring often. If the pan gets too hot, lower the heat.
Step 3
Add the wine & cook for about 2 min, stirring often. Remove the onions from heat & set aside while you cook the eggs.
Step 4
Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil to a non-stick skillet on med heat. When the oil is hot but not smoky, add the eggs & fry them until the edges are crispy. Lower the heat as necessary. Remove the pan from any heat source.
Step 5
TO BUILD THE BREAKFAST SANDWICH: Put both halves of a chorizo sausage link on the bottom of ea of the 2 rolls. Divide the browned onions between the 2 sandwiches & gently slide an egg onto ea sandwich. Cover w/the other half of each roll & watch them vanish.
Tips
- No special items are required