Mexican Strata Food

MEXICAN CHORIZO STRATA

Steps:

• Heat a drizzle of EVOO in a skillet. Add the chorizo and cook, crumbling with a wooden spoon, until browned. Drain off the fat.
• Arrange the bread in a casserole dish. Top with the chorizo and then the roasted chiles.
• Whisk together the milk, butter, hot sauce and eggs in a bowl and sprinkle with salt and pepper; pour over the chiles. Top with the cheese. Cover and refrigerate at least overnight and up to 2 days.
• To serve, bring the strata to room temperature and preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Bake the strata for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, whizz together the sour cream, avocado and lime juice in a food processor and season with salt and pepper.
• Top the strata with tomatoes, cilantro and dollops of the avocado sour cream.

MEXICAN SAUSAGE STRATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Coat a 9-inch quiche dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Spread bread cubes evenly in quiche dish. Set aside.
• Crumble sausage into a medium skillet; cook until brown.
• Drain off fat.
• Pat with paper toweling to remove excess fat.
• Sprinkle cooked sausage over bread cubes in quiche dish.
• In a medium mixing bowl, beat together eggs, milk, and sour cream.
• Stir in cheeses.
• Pour egg mixture over sausage in quiche dish.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Uncover and bake for 35-40 minutes or until center is set and top is golden brown. Remove from oven.
• Let stand for 5-10 minutes before cutting. To serve, cut strata into wedges. Spoon some salsa on top of each serving.

MEXICAN SAUSAGE & CORNBREAD STRATA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook chorizo and onion over medium-high heat 5-7 minutes or until chorizo is cooked through, breaking into crumbles; drain. In a large bowl combine chorizo mixture, corn and pico de gallo; fold in cornbread. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. , In another large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, salt, garlic powder and pepper; pour over cornbread mixture., Refrigerate, covered, several hours or overnight. , Preheat oven to 350°. Remove strata from refrigerator while oven heats. Bake, uncovered, 45 minutes or until golden brown and center is set. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5-8 minutes longer or until cheese is melted., Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

MEXICAN CHORIZO STRATA

Steps:

• To roast the chili peppers, broil, turning occasionally with tongs and leaving the oven door ajar to allow steam to escape, until the skins are blackened all over. Transfer to a bowl, cover and let cool. Peel, seed and chop.
• Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a skillet. Add the chorizo and cook, crumbling with a wooden spoon, until browned. Drain off the fat.
• Arrange the bread in a casserole dish. Top with the chorizo and then the roasted chilies.
• Whisk together the milk, butter, hot sauce and eggs in a bowl and sprinkle with salt and pepper; pour over the chili peppers. Top with the cheese. Cover and refrigerate at least overnight and up to 2 days.
• To serve, bring the strata to room temperature and pre-heat the oven to 325°F Bake the strata for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, whizz together the sour cream, avocado and lime juice in a food processor and season with salt and pepper.
• Top the strata with tomatoes, cilantro and dollops of the avocado sour cream.