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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Breakfast Burrito

Motivation
This recipe was created after making the Country Scramble recipe in Kenny Shopsin's Eat Me cookbook.  The Country Scramble is a seriously good breakfast dish, but it looked a complete mess on the plate.  I decided that it had a "face for radio" and instead turned it into the filling of my breakfast burritos.

What I love about this dish is it's a classic use up whatever leftovers you have on hand to make breakfast dish.  All that is really important is having a bit of greens, meat, eggs, cheese, and a flour tortilla on hand.  The particulars don't really matter.  I've made breakfast burritos with leftover fried chicken, pulled pork, stew meat, etc.  The ingredients I've included below represent my typical rendition of the dish.

Ingredients
1 1/4 cups Meat (left over fried chicken)
4 eggs
2 handfuls Salad Greens (~ half a bag)
Cheese, shredded
2 Burrito-sized Flour Tortillas
2 tbsp Butter
Frank's Hot Sauce

Mise en Place
The meat should be in small pieces, so you might have to dice it small enough that it will work will in a burrito. If the meat is cool from the fridge you might want to microwave it first so it won't suck all the heat out of the skillet when you add it.

Method
Place non-stick skillet over medium heat and add butter to pan.  Once butter is melted swirl pan to distribute butter evenly, then scatter salad greens over butter.  Once greens start to wilt, scatter meat over greens, then break eggs and slide them into the pan.

Sprinkle cheese and Frank's Hot Sauce over eggs.  I usually place my tortillas in the microwave for about 20 seconds to get them warm and flexible so they'll roll without breaking.  Once egg whites start to set, break egg yolks with the corner of the spatula then stir the whole mass a few times to evenly coat with yolks and remaining unset egg whites. Continue to stir until remaining egg whites are cooked, the mixture should still be moist.  Place filling onto tortillas and roll.

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