Mexican · Breakfast

Breakfast Tacos

Small warm tortillas filled with soft scrambled eggs, chorizo, cheddar and avocado, finished with salsa.

20 min total Serves 4 servings Easy
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Breakfast Tacos

Photograph credit: Breakfast taco at C Casa - 2021-09-24 - Sarah Stierch 01 by Missvain · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Eggs, chorizo, tortillas, cheese: four things, ten minutes of cooking, and a breakfast that feels more like a party. The order of cooking is what matters.

Fry the chorizo first, in a dry pan, for 4 minutes. It releases a red oil that you should leave in the pan, because the eggs cook in it and take on its colour and spice. Do not add butter. The chorizo has provided all the fat you need.

Turn the heat down before the eggs go in. Stir them slowly with a spatula until they form soft curds and still look slightly wet, about 3 minutes. They keep cooking on the plate.

Warm the tortillas in a dry pan for 20 seconds a side, fill with egg, cheddar, sliced avocado and salsa and fold. Wrap them in a clean cloth if you are cooking in batches, so that they stay soft. A squeeze of lime over the top just before eating lifts the whole filling.

Breakfast Tacos: Step by Step

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  1. Fry the chorizo in a dry pan over medium heat for 4 minutes until it has released its oil.

  2. Beat the eggs with the salt. Turn the heat to low, pour them into the pan and stir for 3 minutes until in soft curds.

  3. Warm the tortillas in a dry pan for 20 seconds on each side and wrap in a cloth.

  4. Fill the tortillas with the egg and chorizo, cheddar, avocado and salsa.

A Few Pointers

  • Do not add butter to the chorizo.
  • Take the eggs off the heat while they still look wet.
  • If your pan runs hot, lower the heat before the eggs go in.
  • Keep the tortillas warm in a cloth.

Serve It With

Refried beans · Hot sauce · Orange juice · Black coffee

Leftovers and Storage

Best eaten at once. Keeps in the fridge for 1 day; reheat the filling gently.

What's in a Serving

Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.

511Calories
24gProtein
34gCarbs
31gFat
7gFibre
3gSugar
800mgSodium

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