Mexica Torta con Chorizo
Tortas are delicious Mexican sandwiches made with chorizo and potato filling on a bolillo bread!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 1 9-ounce package of chorizo
- 2 tbsp canola oil
- 2 potatoes, peeled and diced very small
- 1/4 cup onion, diced
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 4-6 Bolillos
- 4 tbsp mayonnaise, optional
- 1/2 cup shredded lettuce, optional
- 1 roma tomato, sliced, optional
- 1/2 cup queso fresco
- 1/4 cup Mexican cream
- 1/4 cup green salsa, optional
- 2 avocados
- 1/2 cup cotija cheese, optional
- 4-6 fried eggs, optional
Instructions
- 1
Cook the chorizo in a large skillet.
- 2
Tip the pan and spoon out the rendered fat. Remove the chorizo from the pan and keep warm.
- 3
While the chorizo is cooking, place the diced potatoes in a bowl and cook in the microwave for 3 minutes. Stir and cook an additional 2 minutes.
- 4
Add the oil to the pan and heat.
- 5
Add the potatoes and onions and cook till the onions are translucent and the potatoes are slightly browned.
- 6
Add the chorizo back into the pan and stir.
- 7
Add salt and pepper.
- 8
Slice the bolillos open and place in a skillet to toast. Toast both sides of bread (optional).
- 9
Spread the bottom half of the bolillo with mayonnaise and layer with the chorizo and potato mixture.
- 10
Add lettuce and tomato and salsa.
- 11
Drizzle with cream and sprinkle with queso fresco.
- 12
Fry an egg and place on the sandwich. Sprinkle with Cotija cheese.
- 13
Use a fork or a spoon to mash half an avocado in the peel and scoop out onto the top piece of the toasted bolillo.
- 14
Place on the sandwich and enjoy!!