By Richard Scott
I noticed an interesting phenomenon when I worked at the resorts on Sandy Beach. Friday saw crowds of people check in, ready to make the most of two or three days of fun and sun. 
Cocktails, fireworks, four wheelers, cocktails, jet skis, breaded shrimp, sunset cruises, and cocktails….and that was just Friday.
Saturday morning saw…not much. Calm. Quite. One guy jogging. Hmm, all the cars were still in their parking spots. Had everyone quietly tip-toed back to Scottsdale and Ahwatukee? No.
Many had succumbed to La Cruda, the common hangover. Sure, everyone would get their second wind. But did Mexico offer a magic cure? Something to, if not restore us to Friday’s exuberance, at least make the sunlight stop poking us in the eyes?
Menudo. Hands down. Everyone here agreed. However, after having once lost a staring contest to a bowl of Menudo, I decided to ask “anything else?”
Photo: Richard Scott
It was not nearly as universal, but a plate of chorizo, beans, tortillas and a cup of strong coffee had a lot of believers. Heck, I eat that all the time. After Googling ‘beans+hang+over’ etc., here’s what I learned.
The protein in chorizo is a favorite hangover helper. It provides amino acids like Cysteine that the liver needs to
filter alcohol. Salty chorizo helps replace this and other minerals lost while you sang ‘La Bamba’ with your new best buddies in the Mariachi band. Who knew you could speak Spanish this well?
Beans are great for potassium, while coffee dilates the blood vessels back open, helping to relieve your headache (drink water while you are at it). Putting sugar in your cup will add that many more metabolism boosting calories to breakfast, so the healing can begin.
I happened to be out of beans this particular morning, so I went for breakfast burritos. Let’s cook…
Chorizo Hangover Breakfast Special
* Make the coffee!
* Crumble chorizo in a sauce pan over medium heat
* Add finely cubed potatoes
* When the potatoes soften, add Monterrey Jack cheese (optional)
* Heat a pan to warm the flour tortillas. Some prefer to heat them directly on the flame, but you already have a hangover, and they won’t let you eat burritos at the Red Cross.
* Roll the chorizo in the tortillas and serve.