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Meat Vegetables Breakfast

Calabaza con chorizo (squash with sausage)

Published: 02.09.2016 » Last updated: 09.17.2022

Calabaza (squash) cubes are lightly browned in butter, chopped chorizo and sliced onion are added then everything cooks together in the butter and rendered fat of the chorizo until the bits of meat are browned, the onion slices are caramelized and the squash cubes are cooked through.

Calabaza con chorizo (squash with sausage)

Why brown the squash cubes at all? First and most important reason is that browning forms a crust around them which helps them retain their shape. Without the crusted surface, the squash cubes will fall apart with all the stirring that the dish needs.

The second reason is related to the first. The crust that forms on the surface of the squash cubes is caramelized sugar. What sugar? The natural sugar of the squash. The caramelization gives the squash better flavor overall.

What kind of chorizo is best for this dish? There is no “best” because everyone has his own preference. However, it is ideal to use a highly spiced dried chorizo. Spicy ones, flavored with paprika and chilies (not made red with food color, please), are best.

The chorizo must also contain enough fat to render. Beacause that fat is what makes this dish so deliriously delicious.

Calabaza con chorizo (squash with sausage)

Connie Veneracion
The perfect breakfast / brunch dish — cooks in less than 10 minutes and is so packed with flavors that it will quickly wake up your senses that may still be bleary with sleep.
Calabaza con chorizo (squash with sausage)
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Fusion
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 cups cubed squash 1"x1" is a good size
  • 1 onion peeled and thinly sliced
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 cup chopped chorizo
  • parsley chopped
  • scallions sliced

Instructions
 

  • Heat the butter in a non-stick frying pan. Swirl to coat the entire bottom.
  • Spread the squash cubes on the bottom of the pan.
  • Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
  • Cook over high heat for about a minute until the sides that touch the bottom of the pan are lightly browned. Using kitchen tongs, flip each cube over and brown the other side.
  • Add the sliced onion and chopped chorizo. Stir.
  • Cook over medium heat with occasional stirring until the squash cubes are cooked through (by this time, the pieces of chorizo will be nicely browned and the onion slices will be soft and caramelized).
  • Turn off the heat.
  • Stir in the parsley.
  • Transfer the cooked squash and chorizo to a serving bowl or plate.
  • Sprinkle with sliced scallions.
  • Best with bread.

Connie Veneracion

Lawyer by education. Journalist by accident. Writer by passion. Photographer by necessity. Good food, coffee and wine lover forever. Read more about me and Umami Days. Find me on Flipboard, Substack and Pinterest.

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