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Plate Lunch

Portuguese Sausage, Eggs, and Rice

The default local breakfast plate — griddled Portuguese sausage, eggs any style, and two scoops rice.

Portuguese Sausage, Eggs, and Rice
Prep5 min
Cook12 min
Total17 min
Serves2

This is the plate lunch of breakfasts: garlicky, paprika-red Portuguese sausage sliced on the bias and fried until the edges char, served alongside eggs and rice at every local diner and drive-in on the island. No sauce, no fuss — just three things done right.

The rendered sausage fat is the whole flavor of the eggs. Frying them in the same pan, right after the sausage, is the one piece of technique this dish actually has.

How fo’ make ’um

  1. Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add the sliced sausage — no oil needed, it renders plenty of its own fat.
  2. Fry the sausage 4–5 minutes, turning occasionally, until the edges are browned and slightly charred. Remove to a plate.
  3. Crack the eggs directly into the same pan, in the rendered fat. Fry to your preference — sunny-side up is traditional, with the yolk left runny.
  4. Plate two scoops of rice per person, the sausage alongside, and the eggs on top.
  5. Add hot sauce or ketchup at the table, to taste.
  6. Break the egg yolk over the rice before eating — that's the whole point.

Local tips

  • Slice the sausage on the diagonal for more surface area, which means more caramelized edges.
  • Don't add oil until you've seen how much fat the sausage renders — it's usually plenty.
  • This is a five-minute dinner just as much as it's a breakfast plate.

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