Crispy Chorizo and Fried Egg Breakfast Nachos

The Art of Making Breakfast Nachos with Faraday in Joshua Tree National Park

You can even make Sicily for breakfast, Sicily you're in the desert, man, anything goes. Hey guys, it's Faraday and I'm here in Joshua Tree National Park to make some delicious breakfast nachos. I've always been a fan of experimenting with new recipes, and what better way to start the day than with a twist on the classic breakfast burrito?

As I begin to prepare my ingredients, I realize that making breakfast nachos is all about layers. You need a solid foundation of chips, followed by a generous helping of cheese, then some protein and vegetables, and finally, a dollop of crema on top. It's like building a salad, but instead of leaves, you're using tortilla chips as your base.

First things first, I'm going to start with the chips. I've got a big bowl of crunchy tortilla chips here, and I'm not afraid to use them. I mean, if you don't want to mess around with bad chips, why bother? You want every bite to be perfect, so make sure you're using the good stuff. Now, let's get started by sprinkling some cheese on top of those chips. I've got a blend of cheddar and Monterey Jack that's just begging to be melted.

While the cheese is melting, it's time to add some protein to our nachos. In this case, we're going with chorizo sausage. It's spicy, savory, and pairs perfectly with the sweetness of the tomatoes and the tanginess of the crema. I'm also adding some black beans for good measure – they're a great source of fiber and protein, and they complement the cheese beautifully.

But wait, there's more! We've also got pickled red onions adding a nice crunch and a burst of flavor to our nachos. They're sweet, tangy, and just a little bit spicy – everything we love about a good onion is right here. And let's not forget the jalapenos – they add a nice kick of heat that'll keep you coming back for more.

Now it's time to assemble our breakfast nachos. We've got our chips, cheese, chorizo sausage, black beans, pickled red onions, and jalapenos all laid out before us. It's like building a tower, except instead of blocks, we're using food. I start by adding a layer of chips at the bottom, followed by a sprinkle of cheese. Then comes the chorizo sausage, the black beans, the pickled red onions, and finally, a few slices of jalapeno on top.

But wait, there's still more! We've got some fresh avocado to add to our nachos. I'm slicing it up thin so that it's nice and creamy, but not too overwhelming. And let's not forget the crema – we're adding a dollop of sour cream to give everything a rich, tangy flavor. It's like the icing on the cake, or in this case, the topping on our nachos.

And then, there's the eggs. Oh, the eggs! I'm using farm-fresh chicken eggs that I picked up from a nearby ranch. They're beautiful, creamy, and absolutely delicious. I'm going to crack one open right into my breakfast nachos, and let me tell you, it's like a party in my mouth.

As I take my first bite of these incredible breakfast nachos, I'm reminded why I love cooking so much. It's not just about following a recipe – it's about experimenting with new flavors and ingredients, and creating something truly special. And when you're out in the desert, surrounded by nothing but cacti and rock formations, there's no better feeling than sharing a delicious meal with friends.

So, how many breakfast episodes have we done so far? Well, let me count them for you: baked bacon and eggs, breakfast quesadilla, meatloaf breakfast sandwich, jalapeno popper monkey bread, pizza piano (yes, that was breakfast!), chicken and waffles, pasta coconut french toast green eggs and bacon... and of course, the grand prize winner: breakfast nachos. You love breakfast, and I'm just feeding it to you!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enyou can even sicily for breakfast sicily you're in the desert man anything goes hey guys it's faraday and guess what i'm here in joshua tree national park camping i slept here overnight and today i am gonna make nachos for breakfast with some chorizo some avocado some pickled red onions so much stuff got my cooler here let's do this let's get into it and make some food we've got two kinds of cheese not just one actually i lied we've got three kinds of cheese because guess what this is the cooking show and we're gonna eat some goddamn cheese okay we've got oaxacan cheese we've got monterey jack cheese you can't go wrong with that right we've got oh what's this hello oh queso fresco yes three kinds of cheese there we go we've got some sour cream we've got some pickled red onions we made ahead of time how delicious we can roll in that footage if we really want to put thinly sliced red onion into a small saucepan cover it with one half cup of white vinegar a quarter cup of water one and a half teaspoons each of kosher salt and granulated sugar bring it to a simmer and then turn it off and let it sit overnight and you're ready to go to make some breakfast nachos when you wake up camping nachos are not that hard not so hard not so hard not show hard you get it we're going for it okay so we're doing chorizo in our nachos we're using a spanish style chorizo here what makes it special is obviously that beautiful red color that we're getting from a smoked paprika and we're gonna crisp this up and then layer it in these nachos okay so we're here in beautiful joshua tree which is the convergence of two different deserts we've got the high desert which is the mojave desert and we've got the low desert which is the colorado desert and we're here right in the middle in joshua tree it's a beautiful place it's very spiritual i slept here overnight under the stars and i i really i feel like i'm a changed person i'm not i'm the same horrible person i've always been anyways let's throw our chorizo in here oh sizzling i'm gonna add this in and get it nice and crisp and while this cooks i'll prep some other things we cooked some black beans earlier roll that footage of me boiling some beans that's always fun so for our breakfast nachos i've got some beautiful dried black beans i soaked some overnight covered them with two cups of water you can see the difference look at that look at this difference in color we're gonna cover them with water bring it to a simmer and just let these guys cook they're looking good hot so they're just the right kind of texture so we're gonna zest in a little bit of lime into this we're gonna put some olive oil we're gonna do some salt now this is just a really basic kind of little black bean mash it's nothing fancy maybe a little cracked pepper right on in there and look at my little roll of spices i'm a spice girl now cut to uh if you want to be my lover right all right we're gonna dump in some chili powder right on in there squeeze in our lime juice oh yeah we're going to mash up our beans just slightly and you could do this ahead of time you'd also use canned beans i find this is so easy and i want to do the beans table side because i want the zest and the juice to be really pungent let's give it a little taste mmm yep we're also going to add in some tomatoes whoops oh i don't get okay i got the runaway tomatoes all right we're gonna roughly chop our tomatoes my chorizo is looking good i'm gonna cut the heat i'm gonna take this out and then we're going to build our nachos in this cast iron so this is the great thing about nachos when you're camping is that it's a one pot meal essentially you could do it directly in aluminum foil then you don't even need like a cast iron but i kind of like the cast iron because i don't know cast irons are the best i mean you're not gonna backpack with a cast iron that's for sure i'm gonna put that right on in look how crispy and delicious that is so we're going to build our nachos now this is probably the hardest part about making nachos is just building them you want to make sure you have good layers of every single thing you got you got to have the cheese is the glue that binds all together i'm going to turn this back on we're going to layer some chips on the old bottom here look at this we've got our two kinds of cheeses mixed all in here a little bit of cheese on top of all that and now this is the most important part this is like you want to make sure you get cheese and toppings in every layer we're going to do tomatoes as well now and everything i'm adding to this i'm adding for a reason like we're using the cheese because it's obviously our glue it's delicious we're gonna do some tomatoes so you could do salsa if you wanted instead but i just really like tomatoes we're gonna do some of these beautiful citrusy limey black beans as well oh you can hear it sizzling already we've got our delicious chorizo oh man this is good snack and treats so too we're gonna throw some pickled onions over this as well some layers of that all right we're gonna do some more chips and the chips are really important get some good chips you know if you don't want to mess around with the bad chips we're gonna do more cheese get it in there don't be shy more tomatoes we got more chorizo more of the beans spread it out nicely a few more red onions maybe a little bit more cheese lid is going on we're gonna wait for our cheese to melt while that goes we can make our lime crema so we've got our nice sour cream we're gonna add in some lime zest we're gonna do a little bit of salt some lime juice this is gonna go really nicely with the beans that are also super limey right now crema for the top so these eggs are pretty awesome as i was coming out here to the desert i was able to steal some chicken eggs today look at these beautiful farm fresh eggs aren't they amazing i even held a chicken roll that footage would ya okay so i'm staying at this amazing ranch that has chickens so i figured i might as well get some eggs for my breakfast nachos for tomorrow morning oh god i'm gonna distract them with some worms distract them look at these fresh eggs thank you mother hens this little cutie how beautiful should i try to pick one up i don't know if i'm too scared i touched it don't you go away i did it i'm holding it hi they like their bellies around oh my god this is crazy i've never held a chicken this is how i get salmonella i'm sweating okay i'm gonna put it down all right there you go good girl i did it eggs let's leave bye okay so let's do a little bit of oil in here put an egg on it you can call it breakfast honestly a little seasoning on it beautiful okay while this is happening we're gonna do some avocado get some really beautiful avocados out here don't give yourself avocado hand right how you do it by going like this and then you get you cut right through and cut your finger off but i didn't do it because i'm a professional okay oh yeah they're looking good i'm gonna turn the heat off the nachos let those sit while the eggs are going we're just going to do some thin slices of the old avo don't forget to season them and put some black pepper on it we're gonna do some slices of jalapeno as well we'll do some lime wedges to serve it with oh look at this this looks so good put these little eggs on top and then we're going to do some jalapeno half avocado a little bit of queso fresco a little bit more of our pickled red onions look at these beauties oh that's nice i like to do a big old friggin salad with the crema all right a little bit more cilantro it's like a work of art i'm like an artist right now happy little happy little joshua trees let's try these guys out mmm they're so good this is the breakfast of champions especially when you're camping like you can't beat this for camping like yeah you could just do like something really simple but this is even more simple and it's so good and it's gonna feed a crowd you've got such freshness from the ingredients the jalapeno is so good this crema it's like really bright with the lime flavor everything for the recipe click the link below specifically gotta hide this from the coyotes see you later so how many breakfast episodes have we done baked bacon and eggs breakfast quesadilla meatloaf breakfast sandwich jalapeno popper monkey bread if you want to say that the pizza piano was breakfast that could be breakfast chicken and waffles breakfast pasta coconut french toast green eggs and bacon oh my god breakfast nachos 10. you love breakfast and i'm just feeding it to you you\n"