Why It Works

Fresh Mexican chorizo brings warm spice and vinegar for rich, well-balanced flavor.

Browning the sausage until crisp and charred builds better flavor and texture.

Using just one skillet keeps prep simple and helps you make quick, no-fuss tacos.

As a lover of all things juicy-with-crisp-edges-wrapped-in-a-carb, tacos are high on my list of greatest-form-of-food-ever.

Actually, I take that back. I don't love all things juicy-with-crisp-edges-wrapped-in-a-carb, but I do love all things juicy-with-crisp-edges-wrapped-in-a-carb-when-executed-perfectly, which severely limits the pool. Take your average New York taqueria, for instance. Unless I've been there a few times before or I'm going on trusted intel, it's a total crapshoot. Are those carnitas going to be juicy and crisp, or dry and stringy?…