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[Life: Make] THE Breakfast Taco

When I lived in Austin I ate breakfast tacos (usually from Rudy’s - Austinites, I’m sure you know why) at least 5 times a week. I am sure that was beyond unhealthy, but they are just so damn good. In NYC I don’t know of a single breakfast taco place (although many places attempt the Huevos Rancheros or Migas - it isn’t the same as grabbing a taco on the go) so I have taken matters into my own hands. It is a simple, cheap, spicy and delicious breakfast.

Ingredients:

• 1 package of corn tortillas (to me, them being corn is an absolute)
• organic eggs
• 1/3 lb of chorizo, sausage or bacon (or turkey bacon - or no meat)
• 1 bunch of spinach
• 2 jalapenos, diced
• 1/3 of an onion, chopped finely
• Any other veggies of your choice
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shredded Ppperjack, Monteray Jack or crumbled Cojita cheese
• hot sauce (I like Cholula) to taste
• 1/2 cup salsa (prefer the homemade but if not Whole Foods has some great options -  to the canned but if get canned please don’t get Old El Paso - yuck)

Instructions:

Crumble the sausage or chop the chorizo or bacon and place into a skillet over medium-high heat with a tiny bit of olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika (and I do a bit of habanero). Cook and stir until evenly brown. Set aside.  In another pan saute all your veggies with same salt, pepper, paprika, habanero combo.  In order to do this best simultaneously you need 2 pans going - so once you have your cooked ingredients done- rinse and use same pans -and put one on high heat, one on medium. High heat is for warming tortillas (microwave doesn’t cut it). In a  bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Spray the medium heat skillet with some cooking spray, and pour in the eggs. Cook and stir until almost firm. Add the sausage/chorizo/bacon and veggies, and continue cooking and stirring until firm.  In your other pan, warm tortillas for about 45 seconds per side so they are hot and crispy on the edges but can still bend. Sprinkle a little shredded cheese onto each tortilla while it is still hot. Top with some of the scrambled egg and sausage, then add hot sauce and salsa. Delicious. Also perfect in a tupperware or wrapped in foil for lunch.