Sunday, October 17, 2010

Easy, Spicy, Tex-Mex Sunday Brunch

OK, so today we wanted something chill & Tex-Mex. It was great w/ just enough spice to wake us up!
Menu: Egg, onion, pepper, & sausage burritos w/ spicy breakfast potatoes
*note: you could do black beans as a side also. Recipe will follow at some point down the road.
A hardier bear like an IPA or Brown Ale is a really nice compliment for the heat of this recipe.

BREAKFAST POTATOES:

Whatever potatoes you have on hand - Russett, red, whatever; estimate 1 per person
White Onion - estimate 1/4 c. per person
Green Pepper - estimate 1/8 c. per person
Olive Oil - 2-4 TBSP
Paprika to taste (for spicier, add more)
Garlic Salt to taste
Pepper

Boil your potatoes; keep the skins on! We recommend that you chop them in half or quarters to speed this process up. If you are cooking for 2-4 people, it should take about 20 minutes. You want them soft, but not mushy enough for mashed potatoes. After they are boiled, remove from heat, drain, and chop into 1/2 inch pieces.
Heat a skillet to medium high, add half of your olive oil. Wait until hot, and a drip of water/piece of onion POPS. When ready, add your DICED onion and pepper. Stir regularly until soft. Cook about 5 mins in the olive oil. Remove and set aside.
Add remaining olive oil. Turn heat up to medium-high. Add potatoes, garlic salt, paprika, and black pepper. Cook until browned, stirring regularly - about 15 mins. Taste test the potatoes to make sure they are soft enough. If not, you may want to turn down the heat, cover, and cook a bit longer. When potatoes are to desired softness, add onions, green peppers, and stir for about one minute. Done!

SPICY EGG BURRITOS:

2 eggs per person, whisked
1/4 onion per person
1/8 red/yellow/whatever you have pepper per person
crumbled/chopped hot sausage like chorizo; 1/16 lb per person
salt & pepper to taste
olive oil - 1-2 tsp
handful of shredded cheese (optional)
Flavorful hot sauce like Louisiana hot sauce; you don't want one that is mainly heat like Tabasco
flour tortillas

You want to start your eggs once you've put your potatoes in the skillet -- no earlier. First, heat skillet and drizzle olive oil in pan (eyeball it). After it has heated to where it will pop if you drip water/onion in it, add the onions and peppers. Cook approx 5 mins until soft. Add sausage of your choice. (You could even use a mild sausage or sweet sausage if you like -- just don't use too much - eggs are the main ingredient.) Stir, and after the sausage has browned, add the whisked eggs. Sprinkle salt and pepper on top. Stir/cook for about 5 mins. Done! Sprinkle shredded cheese on top if you like. Cover to keep warm if potatoes aren't finished yet. When you are ready to serve, bake or microwave your flour tortillas according to package directions. Scoop the egg mixture inside, drizzle hot sauce on top, and fold. Mmmm! Get a nice IPA/brown ale and Enjoy!

If you want to cut the fat, omit the sausage & cheese. It's still really good w/o those.

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