Chorizo de San Manuel ... mmmm!

Chorizo de San Manuel, this is the good stuff. (Making smiley face)

Chorizo San Manuel

The spice blend in San Manuel is so well balanced. A lot of chorizos emphasize the paprika and you have to do things to tone it down - like, for instance, use less sausage, bring in a lot of vegetables.

Another complaint with other chorizos is they are very greasy and you have to drain them.

San Manuel is not the leanest chorizo, but it is pretty close. San Manuel comes from Edinburg, Texas (I went to college there), and it is about as close to the Mexican border you can get before you have to say it was 'made in Mexico.'

San Manuel is so well made, I'm going to do a really simple dish. The only thing going in the skillet besides eggs is about a quarter of a can of Herdez salsa verde (this is mainly tomatillo, onion and a very small amount of serrano pepper; it's a mild salsa).

Pierce the yolk and toss most of that down the drain, if you're concerned about cholesterol.

San Manuel chorizo in skillet with salsa and egg

I'm heating several corn tortillas on the comal while I cook choriezo and egg in canola oil on medium to low heat. Stirring in the salsa until the chorizo and egg are cooked, but still moist.

Also going forward in the kitchen is the coffee. There's a pot going with Cuban-style ground and a quarter scoop of cinnamon.

Heated up a third cup milk and poured in the coffee.

Okay, this is ready to go to the table, and now I actually have a dinette table to put it on, (just bought one).

Huevos con chorizo en tacos

I sprinkled a little cotija cheese on top and added a little more salsa. Now I can make breakfast tacos.

Buen provecho!

Here's more on the San Manuel story:

Since 1975, Chorizo de San Manuel has maintained the highest control of uniformity in quality and flavor. The main ingredient of the chorizo is the pork meat. We use only top quality cuts of pork which are purchased in large quantities and deboned in our own plant. 

The next ingredients that make our chorizo unique are the spices. We prefer to purchase the whole spices such as black peppercorns, garlic, a combination of chilies and other ingredients which are ground on site by our staff. 

WE DO NOT USE ANY ARTIFICIAL COLOR, FLAVOR, PRESERVATIVES, OR ADDITIVES! This means you get the best tasting chorizo that is 100% NATURAL.