Spanish Burgers With Manchego And Chorizo Hash Browns Recipes

CHORIZO HASH BROWNS

Steps:

• Using a box grater or shredding blade of a food processor, shred the potatoes. Rinse until the water is clear. Drain. Dump the shredded potatoes onto a clean kitchen towel. Squeeze to remove all excess water. Add the shredded potato into a large mixing bowl along with the flour and eggs. Mix well.
• Cook the chorizo in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, breaking any lumps, until it begins to crumble and is cooked through. Add the onions and saute until translucent, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the chorizo-onion mixture to the shredded potatoes. Mix to combine.
• Heat about 1/4 inch of oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is sizzling hot, place the mixture in separate piles like pancakes. Cook until nicely browned on the bottom, then flip over and brown on the other side. It should take 3 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer hash browns to a paper-lined plate and drain. Season with 1/2 teaspoon pepper and serve immediately.

YUCCA HASH BROWNS WITH CHORIZO

Steps:

• Peel the yucca, cut it into 3- to 4-inch sections and quarter it lengthwise. Lay the quarters with a cut side down and slice off the core; discard. Cut cored quarters into 1 1/2-inch pieces. Put the yucca in a medium saucepan with salted cold water to cover by a few inches. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook until translucent and just tender but not falling apart, about 15 minutes. Strain, return the yucca to the pot, set over low heat and toss once or twice to dry it out.
• While the yucca boils, put 2 tablespoons of the oil and the chorizo in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the chorizo is browned and just cooked through, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate, using a slotted spoon. Add the onions to the skillet, sprinkle with salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent and beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the bell peppers and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and charred in spots, about 5 minutes. Transfer to the plate with the chorizo.
• Heat the remaining 4 tablespoons oil in the skillet. Add the yucca and sprinkle with salt; using a metal spatula, chop and press the yucca into the hot oil. When it is a little crusty on the bottom, after 1 or 2 minutes, turn the yucca over and keep pressing and turning until you have lots of crispy yucca, about 4 minutes more. Stir in the chorizo-vegetable mixture and heat through.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Swirl in the butter. Crack the eggs into individual bowls. Add the eggs side by side in the pan. Cook until the outer edges turn opaque, about 1 minute, then cover, lower the heat and cook for 4 minutes. If you want a medium yolk, cook for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve the hash browns hot and topped with the fried eggs.

SPANISH BURGERS WITH MANCHEGO AND CHORIZO HASH BROWNS

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil in a skillet over medium heat then add chorizo.
• While chorizo is rendering and browning, peel onion. Place meat in a mixing bowl. Grate a few tablespoons of onion directly over the meat. Quarter the remainder of the onion and thinly slice.
• Add potatoes and onions to the chorizo. Season the hash browns with salt and pepper and fresh thyme. Once the potatoes are lightly browned, 7 to 8 minutes, flip them and press them down with a spatula to crisp them, continue to cook 7 to 8 minutes more.
• To the sirloin, add parsley, smoked paprika, garlic, salt and pepper. Mix the burgers to combine and form 4 large patties. Create an indentation in each burger using the heal of your hand to counter the burger at the center that happens to burgers as they cook - your burgers will be nice and flat for topping if you use this trick!
• Heat the remaining extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the burgers to the skillet and cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side for medium rare burgers and up to 6 to 7 minutes on each side for well done. Melt manchego cheese, 2 thin slices on each burger, the last 2 minutes they are in the pan. Tent the skillet with loose foil to trap enough heat to melt the cheese.
• Place pequillo peppers in food processor and add hot sauce, salt and pepper. Process the peppers into a smooth paste.
• To assemble, place burgers on bun bottoms and top with sliced red onion, cucumber and tomato. Slather the bun tops with pepper paste and set into place. Serve crispy hash browns with chorizo along side.