Savory Cheese Waffles with Chorizo and Fried Egg

1. Heat your waffle iron to medium high. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Set aside.

2. In a small bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg, butter and cheese. Add this into the dry ingredients and stir until well combined. Set aside.

3. Preheat oven to 250 F. Grease waffle iron with butter or cooking spray. Drop 1/2-2/3 cups of batter onto the hot iron and press down. Cook for 4-7 minutes or until browned and crispy on the outside. Remove them from the waffle maker to a cookie sheet and keep finished waffles warm in a 250 F oven. Repeat with the remaining batter.

4. Meanwhile, brown chorizo in a skillet over medium heat. Add peppers and saute until softened, about 3 minutes longer. Remove from skillet and wipe out or drain excess fat.

5. If needed add an additional teaspoon or two of oil or butter to the skillet. Crack eggs (my skillet holds 3 at a time) directly into the skillet and cook them over medium heat until white is cooked almost all the way through, but yolk remains runny. Carefully flip eggs and cook an additional 45 seconds or so, just until the “skin” on the other side is cooked. Remove from skillet. Repeat with remaining eggs.

6. To assemble, place waffles on a plate. Top with chorizo pepper mixture, salsa and a fried egg. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.