Description
Authentic Pambazos are Mexican sandwiches made with bread dipped in a spicy red guajillo pepper sauce, filled with potatoes, chorizo, lettuce, cheese, and crema for a flavorful and satisfying meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 pambazo rolls or bolillo rolls
- 4 dried guajillo peppers, stemmed and seeded
- 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 lb potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1/2 lb Mexican chorizo, casing removed
- 1 cup shredded lettuce
- 1/2 cup crumbled queso fresco or panela cheese
- 1/2 cup Mexican crema or sour cream
- Vegetable oil, for frying
- Salt, to taste
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/4 onion
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tbsp white vinegar
Instructions
- Boil diced potatoes until tender, then drain and set aside.
- In a skillet, cook chorizo over medium heat until browned and cooked through. Add cooked potatoes, salt, and mix well. Set aside.
- In a pot, boil guajillo peppers with garlic, onion, oregano, and vinegar in the broth until softened (about 10 minutes).
- Blend the pepper mixture until smooth to create the red sauce. Strain if desired.
- Heat vegetable oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Slice pambazo rolls horizontally without cutting all the way through. Dip each roll briefly into the red sauce, ensuring they are soaked but not falling apart.
- Place the dipped rolls on a hot skillet and toast for about 2 minutes on each side to crisp up.
- Fill each roll with the potato and chorizo mixture, shredded lettuce, crumbled cheese, and drizzle with crema.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
- You can substitute chorizo with spicy sausage or vegetarian alternatives.
- Adjust the spiciness of the sauce by using fewer or more guajillo peppers.
- Pambazo rolls can be found at Mexican bakeries or use bolillo rolls as a substitute.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Dish / Sandwich
- Method: Fried / Toasted
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 750mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 55mg