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Recipe Potato and Chorizo Tacos

Easy chorizo and potato tacos topped with salsa verde just like at the taco stand. They are salty, greasy and spicy in the very best way. Big flavor! Yum!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 16 tacos
Calories: 119 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

  • 1 pound waxy potatoes
  • ½ pound chorizo
  • ½ medium white onion
  • 1 bunch of spring onions
  • salsa verde
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 16 corn tortillas taqueria size, the small tortillas

Instructions

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  1. TACO FILLING
  2. Remove the outer membrane from the chorizo
  3. Peel the potatoes
  4. Chop the potatoes into ¼" pieces
  5. Finely chop the onion
  6. Heat 4 tablespoons of cooking oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat
  7. Add the chopped potatoes to your pan and stir to coat the potatoes with oil
  8. Add the salt and pepper and stir again
  9. Cook the potatoes for 3 minutes then add the chopped white onion
  10. Cook the onions and potatoes together for 5 minutes
  11. Add the chorizo and stir to incorporate
  12. Cook the potato, onion chorizo mixture for 10 minutes
  13. (The filling is ready to eat when the chorizo has rendered all of its fat and is just starting to get crispy.)
  14. Adjust the salt if needed
  15. SERVING
  16. Chop the spring onions
  17. Warm the tortillas on a comal
  18. Put 1 tablespoon of filling on each tortilla
  19. Garnish with the chopped spring onions and a spoonful of salsa
  20. Serve 4 tacos per person

Notes

  • Substitutions
  • We like salsa verde with these tacos but any salsa you enjoy will work.
  • You can substitute flour tortillas for the corn tortillas.
  • If you don't have spring onions, you can use white onion to garnish the tacos.

Nutrition Information

Calories 119kcal (6%) Carbohydrates 17g (6%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 4g (6%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Cholesterol 9mg (3%) Sodium 332mg (14%) Potassium 182mg (5%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 60IU (1%) Vitamin C 2.8mg (3%) Calcium 25mg (3%) Iron 0.8mg (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 16tacos

Amount Per Serving

Calories 119

% Daily Value*

Calories 119kcal 6%
Carbohydrates 17g 6%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 9mg 3%
Sodium 332mg 14%
Potassium 182mg 4%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 60IU 1%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 3%
Calcium 25mg 3%
Iron 0.8mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.