Pambazos
Feb 28, 2026 10:31 AM
Pambazos are Mexican sandwiches famous for their signature red-colored bread, made by dipping the bread in a flavorful red chile sauce. This popular street food is filled with a potato and chorizo mixture and is often topped with lettuce, Mexican crema, salsa, and pickled red onions. All these ingredients combined make for an incredibly mouthwatering recipe!
Pambazos are a savory Mexican sandwich made from telera bread that is dipped in a rich red guajillo chile sauce, pan-fried until crispy, and filled with a mixture of potatoes and chorizo.
The red chile sauce that coats the bread gives this sandwich its signature red color and adds flavor to every bite.
The filling is made from highly seasoned and flavorful Mexican chorizo, diced potatoes, and toppings like lettuce, salsa, Mexican crema, and red onions.
Adding too many toppings to a sandwich can make it difficult to eat because it falls apart, or you don’t get a taste of all the ingredients in every bite. On the other hand, Pambazos are designed to ensure that each bite contains a bit of every ingredient, including the delectable chile rojo, which is one of the reasons why I love them!
Ingredients:
For the sauce
- 9 guajillo chiles, rinsed, stemmed, and seeded
- 2 árbol chiles, rinsed and stemmed, optional
- Water, as needed
- 1 Roma tomato
- 1 clove garlic
- ¼ medium white onion
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt, plus more as needed
For the Pambazo
- 2 ½ cups peeled and diced russet or yukon gold potatoes
- Water, as needed
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 pound Mexican chorizo
- 6 telera bread rolls, halved lengthwise
Toppings
- Thinly shredded lettuce
- Crumbled cotija cheese
- Pickled red onion
- Salsa roja or verde
- Mexican crema or sour cream
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
30 minutes
Total Time:
45 minutes
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