Calentado (A Colombian Breakfast) Recipe

Name: Calentado (A Colombian Breakfast)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: Hogao; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or 1 tablespoon bacon drippings; 1 medium onion, diced; 2 green onions, minced (green portions reserved for garnish); 2 large tomatoes, diced; salt & freshly ground black pepper; Calentado; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 4 cups red kidney beans, cooked; 4 cups rice, cooked; 1 cup sofrito sauce (use hogao from above recipe); salt; cilantro, chopped; Desayuno Trancado; 1 lb pork loin, sliced thin; 4 chorizo sausages (or any sausage, like Italian or breakfast); 4 morcilla sausage (blood sausage or use any other sausage you like); 8 eggs, scrambled; 1 tablespoon butter

Servings: persons

Hogao
1 tablespoon vegetable oil or 1 tablespoon bacon drippings
1 medium onion, diced
2 green onions, minced (green portions reserved for garnish)
2 large tomatoes, diced
salt & freshly ground black pepper
Calentado
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 cups red kidney beans, cooked
4 cups rice, cooked
1 cup sofrito sauce (use hogao from above recipe)
salt
cilantro, chopped
Desayuno Trancado
1 lb pork loin, sliced thin
4 chorizo sausages (or any sausage, like Italian or breakfast)
4 morcilla sausage (blood sausage or use any other sausage you like)
8 eggs, scrambled
1 tablespoon butter

1
Prepare the hogao by heating 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or bacon drippings in a large skillet over medium heat.
2
Cook onions until softened, about 5 minutes.
3
Add tomatoes, season with salt and pepper, and cook until the tomatoes break down and are kind of mushy, about 15 minutes.
4
Meanwhile, in a saucepan, heat vegetable oil over low heat, then add rice and beans, stirring often to prevent sticking.
5
Once hogao is prepared, stir one cup into the rice and beans, season with salt to taste.
6
Once heated through, stir in cilantro.
7
Prick chorizo (or other sausage) with a fork in several places.
8
Place chorizo in a skillet, half covered with water; cook, turning several times, until water boils out.
9
Add morcilla (or other sausage) and brown all the sausages in the fat left in the pan from the chorizo.
10
While the sausages are cooking, scramble the eggs, and cook the pork loin, separately, in butter.
11
Serve with extra hogao (this recipe makes extra), chopped cilantro, lime wedges (delicious on the pork loin); also arepas and queso fresco; and hot chocolate, to drink.

1580

kcal

Calories

Fat

197

Carbs

Protein

Fat Carbs Protein

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 19 ingredients. The key ingredients include: Hogao, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or 1 tablespoon bacon drippings, 1 medium onion, diced, 2 green onions, minced (green portions reserved for garnish), and more.

Yes, Calentado (A Colombian Breakfast) falls under the Breakfast category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Calentado (A Colombian Breakfast)

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