Categories: Breakfast
Ingredients
- 1 bag extra-crispy tater tots, Ore-Ida preferred brand
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated onion
- Salt and pepper
- 12 slices bacon
- 1 small white or red onion
- 2 to 3 jalapeno peppers
- 2 cloves garlic
- 5 plum or 4 vine tomatoes
- 2 to 3 scallions
- 2 limes
- A handful of cilantro leaves, chopped
- Neutral oil, such as peanut or safflower
- 1 can pinto beans, drained
- 1/2 pound Pepper Jack, cheddar or Monterey Jack, or a 4 ounce block of 2 of the 3
- 12 eggs
- Hot sauce, chipotle Tabasco preferred brand, or other hot sauce
- 6 large flour tortillas, 10 to 12 inches
Directions
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
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Gather your ingredients.
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Line a sheet pan with parchment and arrange the tots in a single layer. Place tray in oven and bake 20 to 25 minutes; give the pan a shake once.
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Combine about 1 teaspoon cumin, chili powder, granulated garlic and onion, about 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper in small dish. When tots come out of oven toss with spices.
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Arrange bacon on slotted pan or rack lined baking sheet lined with foil. Bake bacon 15 to 18 minutes on rack below tots until brown and crispy.
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Peel and finely chop the onion. Seed and finely chop the jalapeno peppers. Peel garlic. Set a third of the onion, the pepper and garlic aside for the beans.
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Seed and small dice the tomatoes. Finely chop the scallions, whites and greens.
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Place onions and peppers in a bowl; add salt and juice of 1 lime. Grate in garlic, then add tomatoes, scallions and cilantro; toss to combine.
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Heat a small skillet over medium heat. Add oil, 2 turns of the pan, then reserved veg. Sweat while you make beans.
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Add beans to the food processor with a little water. Add about 1 teaspoon of ground cumin and juice of 1 lime.Transfer beans to the skillet and heat through.
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Remove bacon, cool to handle then chop. Grate cheese on large holes of box grater.
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Crack eggs into bowl and whisk up with salt, pepper and about 2 teaspoons of chipotle hot sauce.
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Char tortillas over flame on gas burner or in a dry pan over high heat, stainless or cast iron, blistering them about 30 seconds to 1 minute on each side.
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Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add oil, 2 turns of the pan. Scramble the eggs to desired doneness.
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Build burritos: beans, eggs, cheese, chopped bacon, taco tots, pico de gallo. Tuck in sides and wrap and roll the burritos tightly. Cut each in half to serve.