Caramelized Onion Breakfast Burritos

Breakfast burritos are one of my favorite breakfasts. You can amp up the eggs with sausage or other savory flavors. Here I use caramelized onions to give a deep rich umami flavor. This recipe is easy to multiply for a crowd.

2 Tbsp butter

1 large onion, peeled and thinly sliced

2 flour tortilla

2 slices Provolone (or favorite melty) cheese

Chimichurri sauce

3 eggs, beaten

1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese (or other favorite)

sour cream or plain Greek yogurt

palmful fresh cilantro leaves, chopped

favorite hot sauce to taste

Sauté the onions in the butter over medium heat for about 5-8 minutes, stirring often. Turn heat to low and continue cooking at least another 10 -15 minutes, to really caramelize the onions. Watch carefully and adjust heat to avoid burning. This is a slow labor of love.

Place the cheese on one half of each tortilla and slather on chimichurri to taste. Divide the onions on each tortilla.

Now season the eggs with a dash of salt and pepper and add all but a tablespoon of the Parmesan. Whisk well and then scramble the eggs in the onion pan just until cooked through - not super dry. Divide the eggs over the cheese evenly and wrap each burrito. Place each on a plate and microwave for about 30 seconds to melt the cheese.

Top each burrito with sour cream or yogurt, cilantro leaves, hot sauce and remaining Parmesan cheese.

Serve with favorite side, like hash browns or refried beans. Here I served with leftover spaghetti squash, which was fantastic.

Serves 1-2.

Comments

Umami Beef Short Ribs Samin Nosrat

This is the penultimate prep for beef short ribs. Based on the superb documentary by Samin Nosrat, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, this is the most umami rib dish you will ever have. Its the combination of red miso and soy sauce that marinates and flavors the beef - give it a long time to work right - that means overnight in the fridge; it's worth the planning ahead. 6 beef short ribs on the bone, about 3-4 lb 1 large sweet yellow onion, diced 2 stalks celery, diced 1 jalapeño pepper, minced 4 cloves garlic, halved Marinade: 1/4 cup red miso 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup pale dry sherry or Mirin rice wine 1 Tbsp sesame oil 1 Tbsp honey 2 cloves garlic, minced Salt the ribs generously with coarse salt and let rest overnight in the refrigerator in a resealable plastic bag. Whisk together the marinade. Pour into the plastic bag and allow to marinate on the counter for about 2-3 hours, or again overnight in the refrigerator. Preheat...

Vinaigrette Erique 2.0

From the archives: Making a really, really good vinaigrette has been a craft in my family, and in my in-law family for generations. My late uncle, Jeannot, and Father-in-law, Bernard, (both best of friends) were each geniuses at the vinaigrette. And they both taught me. I have to say my siblings along with my sisters and brothers in-law do really now carry on the tradition as I strive to as well. In our family cookbook "Cuisine Encore" I published my go-to vinaigrette - a basic version taught to me by my French mother, Monique. It's great, yet I have been looking for something slightly more modern and upbeat. So I merged Asian rice vinegar into the mix along with fresh (not powdered) garlic with the Dijon mustard, and toned down the salt. Make it your own. I now have what I think is an even better basic vinaigrette, today. Talk to you tomorrow! 1/4 cup cider vinegar 1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar 1 generous tsp Dijon mustard 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup ca...

Baked Grouper with Mushroom Wine Sauce

Fresh fish baked in a creamy mushroom sauce is always a rich reward after a hard day's work. 3/4 lb grouper (or other favorite white fish) cut into 2 portions Sauce: 2 Tbsp butter 1/2 cup onion, very finely diced 2 cloves garlic, minced through a press 1/3 cup pale dry sherry or dry white wine 1/3 cup half and half or cream 1 Tbsp corn starch 1 4-oz can mushrooms, drained and liquid reserved Preheat oven to 375F. Sauté the onions in the butter, in a sauce pan for about 8-10 minutes, until slightly caramelized. Add the garlic and cook for about 2 more minutes. Add the sherry and half and half, and bring to a gentle boil. Whisk together the mushroom liquid with the cornstarch in a small bowl. Whisk this mixture into the boiling sauce until thickened. Add mushrooms and salt and pepper to taste. Adjust thickness with wine, water or chicken broth if necessary, or allow sauce to thicken more by reducing slightly. Lay...

Cuisine Eric

Search This Blog