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Egg & Chorizo Taco Filling

Use this filling for any Mexican meal applications, such as tacos, burritos, quesadillas, etc. Everything you need in one pan – just scoop, fill, and serve!
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

Chorizo Sausage Meat

  • 500 grams Ground Johnston’s Pork          
  • 2 tbsp Sweet smoked paprika
  • 2 tbsp Apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Granulated garlic
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp dried oregano

Filling

  • 1 tbsp Canola oil
  • Chorizo sausage meat
  • 6 Large eggs, beaten
  • 175 grams Aged white cheddar, grated, about 1.5 cups     
  • ½ cup Yellow bell pepper, diced
  • ½ cup Small tomatoes, diced
  • ½ cup Small red onion, diced. , rinsed and drained for milder flavour
  • 1 Large Jalapeno, seeds & membrane removed if desired, diced very small
  • Handful of fresh cilantro, chopped
  • ½ Lime
  • Taco or tortilla shells

Instructions
 

  • Mix all Chorizo sausage ingredients together.
  • In a medium non-stickpan on medium-high heat, add oil and chorizo. Cook until browned, approximately 10 minutes, while breaking up into small pieces with a wooden spoon
  • Stirin eggs and cook while stirring constantly until eggs are fully cooked andcombined with chorizo, approximately 2 minutes.
  • Turn off heat andstir in grated cheese so it can melt.
  • Then evenly top this cooked mixture with bell pepper, tomatoes, red onion, jalapenos and cilantro. Squeeze 1/2 lime over the mixture and serve immediately to filltaco shells or tortillas.
Keyword ground pork, taco