Serrano lemon, the Salamanca breakfast that combines citrus, egg and sausages

Oranges, lemons, eggs and chorizo ​​on the same plate, and also for breakfast.

Have we gotten overly creative coming back from the party, or have we told the English “hold my Mahou, we can get into more things than you in the morning”?

Neither one thing nor the other: mountain lemon is an original breakfast from the Salamanca mountains of France and Béjar.

Its consumption is associated with Carnival and Holy Week, and its peculiar combination of ingredients comes from its Judeo-convert origin, a community that after converting to Christianity in the Middle Ages - with a little push from the Inquisition and the massacres ordered by the Kings Catholics - dedicated themselves to raising and eating pigs as a sign that they had embraced the new religion while continuing to practice Judaism in secret (which is why they were popularly known as "marranos").

As in all traditional recipes, there is no consensus on how to prepare it, but as many options as there are families in which it is cooked.

The first difference: the egg can be fried - just like the chorizo ​​- or cooked, and the chorizo ​​can also be raw.

There is also the option of incorporating raw garlic into the vinaigrette, and other recipes put it in the oil used to fry the eggs and once fried, crush it to add it to the dressing.

After trying several versions - not at breakfast time, you can criticize me for my lack of rigor but I prefer to start the day with slightly more contained mixtures -, I choose the one from Jose Andrés on RTVE cuisine with slight variations: without nonsense and with the egg a little more cooked.

Some people also add tuna, bonito, anchovies or other canned fish;

in oil or pickled: after trying it once with fish - I can attest that there will not be a second time - I can assure you that with the combo of chorizo, lemon, orange and egg there is already enough flavor.

Time:

15 minutes

Difficulty:

That your head doesn't explode with the combination of citrus, chorizo ​​and egg

Ingredients

For 2 persons

• 2 oranges

• 2 lemons

• 2 eggs

• 1 piece of chorizo, about 60 grams

• 80 g Iberian ham, thinly sliced

• A splash of red wine (or wine vinegar)

• Extra virgin olive oil

• Salt

Instructions

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