Mexican Chorizo Egg McMuffin

One of my favorite breakfast sandwiches is probably the egg McMuffin, and I make them at home all of the time. I’ve made everything from a corned beef mcmuffin, my son’s favorite sausage and egg mcmuffin, and my favorite, the classic egg mcmuffin. But then came along this one, the Mexican chorizo egg mcmufffin. See another one of my favorite breakfasts is chorizo and eggs, mixed together and served with warm tortillas. To me that is a very comforting and filling breakfast, and hence why I came up with this recipe.

This is everything I love about both breakfast items, turned into one, and if you like chorizo, you are going to love this one as well.

Let’s get started.

Ingredients:

• 1 whole English muffin, toasted
• 1 slice of American cheese
• 1 whole egg, cooked in a metal round
• 1/4 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp canola oil
• 1/2 cup of Mexican chorizo (beef or pork), cooked, oil strained

Start by cooking your chorizo. To a small skillet, remove the chorizo from the casing, and cook on medium heat for about 6-8 minutes until it gets fully cooked and a bit crisp. Strain all of the oil. This is the tricky one, and trust me a lot of oil gets released when cooking Mexican chorizo. Once strained, set the chorizo to the side in a small bowl, wipe out the skillet, and let’s start cooking the egg.

One of my favorite things I purchased years ago were these round cutter sets from Amazon.  If you have these, lightly butter the inside of the round, place inside of the skillet, drizzle the oil inside of it, and crack the egg into it. Cook on medium heat, and when the edges, and top begin to cook through, take a butter knife and work your way around the inside of the round, and loosen the egg. The round may just lift up, but the knife is used just in case it does not.

Carefully flip the egg, and cook another minute or two.

Now it is time to build the Mexican chorizo egg McMuffin.

Take the bottom half of the toasted English muffin and place it on your serving dish. Add the slice of American cheese, then the cooked egg, then the warm Mexican chorizo. Top with the top of the English muffin and get ready to dig in.

This is everything you love in an egg McMuffin but the real surprise is when you get that awesome smokiness from the Mexican chorizo. It is a little sloppy, I’ll admit, but not overly sloppy. Will I put this into my array of breakfast items? You bet. I hope you enjoy!