I have always loved to make breakfast, especially eggs: egg burritos, omelets or scrambled, they all appeal to me.  When I have time I like to use whatever ingredients I can find around the house and throw something together.  This simple recipe idea came about after seeing Chorizo in the grocery store near our lake cabin in Idaho.  I read about adding sour cream to scramble eggs from the blog, www.macheesmo.com and found it to be a fantastic addition.  I plan on using it in all of my egg dishes in the future.  I will probably try different amounts and see how more or less of it affects my recipes.

Start with ½ lb of Chorizo or any type sausage you prefer (there are some really good and a little healthier, spicy chicken sausage available at many stores.)  Cook the sausage in a large non-stick frying pan on medium heat.  As the meat cooks, use a spatula to break up the sausage into small pieces, maybe about ¼”or so.  Line a plate or bowl with a few paper towels.  Using a slotted spoon transfer the sausage pieces to the plate and let the paper towels absorb some of the grease.  Remove the rest of the grease from the frying pan.

While the sausage is cooking, prepare your egg mixture.

Whisk 8 eggs in a mixing bowl until you are sure all of the yolks are broken and some air is mixed in to make them a little bit fluffy.  Mix 3 Tbs of sour cream into the eggs.  Don’t worry if it doesn’t combine all of the way, it will when the eggs are cooking.  Pour the egg and sour cream mixture into the frying pan on medium heat.  After the eggs start to solidify on the bottom of the pan, start to move the egg mixture around with a spatula to begin to scramble them.  When the eggs start to firm up and are lightly scrambled add the following ingredients:

1/2 cup prepared hot salsa or Pico de Gallo

½ cup of shredded medium cheddar cheese, or any other cheese you prefer

Salt and pepper

Optional, 2 Tbs Cholula hot sauce

Stir well and then return the sausage to the pan.

Once the eggs are cooked through they are ready to serve.  Salsa and hot sauce are good condiments to add before eating if you really like it spicy.