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5 Effortless 15 Minute Breakfasts

By Brian Lagerstrom

Summary

Topics Covered

  • DJese elevates basic sandwiches
  • Bio buns beat crumbly standards
  • Less sauce preserves nacho crunch
  • Salsa hacks shakshuka speed
  • High-heat sears chorizo zest

Full Transcript

Hey, what's up? I think most people would assume that making a fun breakfast requires a ton of work and mess, but I'm about to prove that wrong. In this

video, I'm going to show you five breakfast recipes that I've designed to be delicious, not boring, low mess, and most importantly, take less than 15 minutes start to finish. Up first is

Minute for Minute, one of the most delicious things that you could possibly cook in a home kitchen. And it's a serious contender for the greatest breakfast sandwich of all time. The

first thing I want to do before I build the sandwich is to whip up a quick little condiment. So for that, I've got

little condiment. So for that, I've got 50 grams of standard issue mayonnaise here. And into it, I'm going to add 25

here. And into it, I'm going to add 25 grams of don mustard. And then I'll just stir the two together. This is called DJese, you know, cuz it's don and mayonnaise. And it's going to bring a

mayonnaise. And it's going to bring a little bit of additional acidity and a little bit of a sharpness to the sandwich that helps cut through the richness of the egg yolk and the butteriness of the bio. I just think it's a nice to have. A lot of breakfast sandwiches skip something like this and

yeah, it brings a little bit of extra acidity. Obviously, this is a lot of

acidity. Obviously, this is a lot of sauce for just a simple little breakfast sandwich, but whenever I'm whipping up douese, I like to make a little bit more than I think I need because this stuff is really good for sandwiches, burgers,

and wraps. And it stays good for pretty

and wraps. And it stays good for pretty much forever in the refrigerator. Once

I've got the DJ whipped up, I'm going to preheat a 10-in non-stick pan over medium heat. Then add in a little squirt

medium heat. Then add in a little squirt of oil. Nothing crazy. And then I'm

of oil. Nothing crazy. And then I'm going to take a little squishy bio bun and drop it in cutside down. And then

slide it around to get it evenly coated in the oil. And then toast it for about 30 seconds until it's nice and golden brown on each side. That toasted up super quickly, but that looks really, really nice. I'm using these squishy

really nice. I'm using these squishy little bio buns for this because they have a higher fat content than standard issue grocery store buns, and that makes them not only taste better, but it gives them a better texture. Standard issue

burger buns tend to crumble when you put any pressure on them. And I also think they're too sweet, and they have kind of an off flavor. These little bio are pretty widely available these days at most grocery stores, and they're superb.

So, next I'm going to pull these out and set them aside. And then, while I've got my pan rolling over medium heat, I'm going to add in just a touch more oil.

And I'll crack in a large egg right into the middle. I've got my pan turned down

the middle. I've got my pan turned down a little bit now to about medium low, just because I don't want the egg to bubble and spit hot oil everywhere. I'll

hit that with a little bit of salt. And

then from here, I'm going to let this fry up for about 60 seconds or so, just to let that white get set up a little bit on the bottom. I don't want to fry it too hard because the egg whites will start to get crispy, which isn't something that I really want on this sandwich because it's really all about

the soft, luxurious textures. About 60

seconds later, I'll come back and [music] crack open the yolk, then flip over my egg, and then let it cook on the other side so that the white can set up and that the egg yolk can start cooking from the bottom up. And then I'm going

to drop in one craft American single and let this coast for about 45 more seconds or until the cheese is just barely melting. And after about 60 seconds or

melting. And after about 60 seconds or maybe 2 minutes in total, the American cheese is molten. And now it's time to build this into a sandwich. By the way, this way of cooking an egg where you break open the yolk is really sick

because it gives you this texture on the yolk that's very unique since you're cooking it really high and fast and on both sides. You get some set yolk around

both sides. You get some set yolk around the outside, but it still keeps the middle jammy. Now, to build this, I'm

middle jammy. Now, to build this, I'm going to put a teaspoon or so of the DJ on the bottom. Again, this is just enough to bring a little zip to the sandwich and cut through all the rich

fat. Then I'm going to drop on three

fat. Then I'm going to drop on three slices of very thinly shaved ham. The

thing about thick sliced ham that I really don't like is that it has this snappy hot dog texture that really reminds you that you're eating lunch meat. Thin sliced ham, on the other

meat. Thin sliced ham, on the other hand, is very luxurious and it's so thin that it kind of melts in your mouth and it's just way more pleasurable. Next,

I'll slide on my cheese egg and then top it with my toasty bun on top and give everything a little bit of squish. And

oh baby, the yolk [music] breaks. It

looks so good. Oh my gosh, dude.

[laughter] Dude, this is just the perfect breakfast sandwich. I really feel that way. You

sandwich. I really feel that way. You

get salty ham, zippy don, runny yolk, melty cheese, and a sweet squishy bun all in the same place. It's amazing.

Truly.

Up next is a faster version of Mexican chilles, which if you haven't had before is essentially a mashup of enchiladas and nachos. But this version isn't as

and nachos. But this version isn't as heavy as either of those. And there's

fried eggs on top, so you can technically call it breakfast. Now, to

make these chilles, I'm going to start by preheating my oven to 450F. At this

point, if you're like, "Hey, Bri, my oven takes forever to heat up, and you said that these were 15-minute recipes.

What the hell?" The oven doesn't need to be at 450. It just needs to be hot enough to melt cheese. And in the time that it's going to take to bring everything together over here, which is about 5 to 7 minutes, the oven is going to be more than warm enough. While that

oven preheats, I'm going to make a really quick red chili sauce to coat the chips. For that, I'm going to start with

chips. For that, I'm going to start with a 425 g can of basic tomato sauce and dump out about 100 g or so. [music]

Getting rid of just a little bit of that sauce is going to give me extra room in the can so that I can puree this right in the immersion blender so I don't have to make an extra dirty dish. First thing

in is going to be 40 to 50 g of chipotle chilis and adobo. Then 3 g of chili powder. Roughly 2 g of salt or one big

powder. Roughly 2 g of salt or one big pinch. Then this part is totally

pinch. Then this part is totally optional, but I am going to add in a little pinch of some paprika, a little pinch of some cumin, some garlic powder, a little onion powder, and some oregano.

Once everything's in the can, I'm just going to sneak in my immersion blender and spin it up for about 15 to 20 seconds. By the way, if you're really in

seconds. By the way, if you're really in a rush and you don't want to measure stuff and blend it up, you can definitely get away with a store-bought chili sauce. I like the Ciete brand

chili sauce. I like the Ciete brand enchilada sauce for this because it's pretty close to what you'd make yourself and it tastes quite good. The thing that I like about making it myself is that I get to control the viscosity. Sometimes

storebought enchilada sauces are too thin or too thick and I usually have what I need in the pantry and it truly comes together in about 2 minutes start to finish. Once I've got the sauce spun

to finish. Once I've got the sauce spun up nice and smooth, it's time to build the chilles. From here, I'm going to add

the chilles. From here, I'm going to add in about a/4 cup or so or maybe 2 oz of my chili sauce into a non-stick pan that's over medium heat. And I'll just heat up that sauce real quick. It'll

take less than 10 seconds. Then I'm

going to add in about 75 grams of thick, hardy tortilla chips. Then I'll just give them a quick stir to get everything combined. By the way, my preference here

combined. By the way, my preference here is for slightly less sauce than more sauce just because I need to have a little bit of crunchiness in my final chilles. If there's too much sauce, it's

chilles. If there's too much sauce, it's going to eat a little bit heavy and the whole thing is just going to end up being mushy. I'll move on when the chips

being mushy. I'll move on when the chips are relatively evenly covered with sauce, but I've still got a few here and there that have these dry spots. That's

where all the crunchiness is going to come from. The last step is to add in a

come from. The last step is to add in a strong pinch of chihuahua cheese. Then

I'll toss that in to get it evenly combined with everything. And then I'll top it with another strong pinch. In

total, maybe 1/4 cup of cheese. And once

I've got my chips and cheese all layered up in the sauté pan, I'm going to throw it into that oven that we preheated a few minutes ago to melt the cheese for about 4 to 5 minutes or so. Also, if you don't even want to go through the trouble of heating up your oven to melt this cheese, you certainly can melt it

in the sauté pan on the stove top. Just

do it over medium low and throw a lid on it for the same amount of time. Now,

while this cheese melts, I'm going to use this little bit of downtime to cook an egg to put on top. I'll start by adding in a little ziggy of oil into a medium heat non-stick pan. Then, I'll

crack in one large egg, or two if you want a little bit of extra protein. I'll

hit it with a little bit of salt. Now,

from here, I'm going to cook this egg exactly like I did for the breakfast sandwich where I sear it on the first side for about 90 seconds or so. Then,

I'm going to break open the yolk and then carefully flip it over, turn off the heat, and cook it on the backside for about 30 seconds or so. This method

is a faster, more efficient way of getting you runny yolk with fully set white. With something like a sunny side

white. With something like a sunny side up where you have the same aesthetics, you kind of have to baby it. You cover

the pan, you got to steam it just right, and it just takes a lot of attention.

This is kind of a quick and dirty weekday morning method. Now, I'll just set this egg aside for a second, then grab my chips from the oven. And after a quick 5minute melts, these look just

disgustingly good. They almost look like

disgustingly good. They almost look like uh Doritos. Oh my god. melty cheese,

uh Doritos. Oh my god. melty cheese,

chili sauce. It's crispy and soft at the same time, which is a little bit mind-blowing. It's so satisfying. Then

mind-blowing. It's so satisfying. Then

to plate these up, I'll just move the chili chilace into a bowl. By the way, this is pretty easy to make two portions of once. In that 10-in sauté pan, you

of once. In that 10-in sauté pan, you could easily fit 150 g of chips. I'm

going to add a little squiggy of sour cream. To make crema, by the way, I just

cream. To make crema, by the way, I just take some regular sour cream, add a little bit of milk and a little bit of salt, and stir it together. You can also buy pre-made crema at most grocery stores. To bring just one more type of

stores. To bring just one more type of fun flavor, I'm going to add in some cubed up avocado here. And then finally, I'll put on my runny egg right on top.

And that's a very quick chili chilles.

That's just a fun looking breakfast. For

a guy who eats scrambled eggs like literally every single day, this is very novel and fun, and I would be so excited to eat this, especially knowing that it would only take me 12 to 15 minutes to put it together. M

guys, this just has that weird special thing that you only get from chilicles where the chips are simultaneously crunchy and soggy. It boggles the mind.

It doesn't make sense, but it is so delicious and so interesting to chew.

Flavor-wise, you get the smokiness from the chipotle. You get the richness from

the chipotle. You get the richness from the egg yolk. You get a little bit of acidity from the sour cream. And it all just comes together into this beautifully simple, hearty breakfast that is going to keep you full well past

lunch. Up next, I'm going to show you a

lunch. Up next, I'm going to show you a clever way to delete 20 minutes of cook time from one of my favorite breakfast dishes, shakshuka. But first, I want to

dishes, shakshuka. But first, I want to thank Wild Grain for sponsoring this vid. If you haven't heard of them, Wild

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>> To make this, I'm going to drop an 8-in non-stick pan over medium heat. I like a smaller pan for this because like all the other recipes in this video, they're designed for a single portion. And two,

a smaller pan keeps the tomato sauce sitting deep enough in the pan to properly cook the eggs. If you don't have a small sauté pan and all you have is a 10 incher, you can definitely still make this recipe, but I would say make a

double batch just to make sure that you have the depth of sauce that you need to get the eggs cooked. Once my pan is preheated a little bit, I'm going to add in a pretty generous ziggy of oil. Then

I'm going to add in about 75 g of roasted red bell peppers. Then I'll just jump in and stir them into the olive oil and cook them for about 60 seconds to get rid of any excessive moisture. By

the way, these are just standard red peppers that come pre-roasted in the jar. And to prep them, I just chopped

jar. And to prep them, I just chopped them into a small dice so that they unify texturally with the sauce. After

about a minute or so, the peppers have this nice savory smell and all the moisture has been cooked off. So, next,

I'm going to add in 200 g of tomato sauce, or tomato puree would also work.

Then, I'll add in 75 g of chunky standard issue salsa. I'm using medium heat salsa here because I don't want it to be too spicy. Once the tomato stuffs in, I'm just going to add in a little pinch of salt here. Maybe 2 to three g

worth. Then I'll add in five grams of

worth. Then I'll add in five grams of sugar to balance out the acidity from the salsa. I'll add in two grams of

the salsa. I'll add in two grams of paprika, two grams of ground cumin, one gram of coriander, two grams of garlic powder, and a strong pinch of black pepper or about a gram's worth. And I

also want to mention that if this is a weekday breakfast, definitely don't measure out your spices on a scale.

That's going to take a bunch of time and it's going to add resistance and the likelihood of you making this recipe falls down to basically zero. So I would recommend measuring out the tomato stuff is important because those ratios really do matter. But when it comes to the

do matter. But when it comes to the spices, I would just say go by feel and add in the amount that feels right to you. Once that's simmering, I'm going to

you. Once that's simmering, I'm going to give it about 3 to 4 minutes to cook it down until it's at a point where it's thick. I want to mention that I'm using

thick. I want to mention that I'm using the salsa and peppers here as kind of hacks to make this sauce taste better faster. I really like the salsa in

faster. I really like the salsa in particular because it has tomatoes, onions, garlic, and jalapenos that are all precooked. And then, of course, the

all precooked. And then, of course, the roasted red bell peppers have this nice sweet smoky char that brings a lot of flavor with zero effort. And after a quick 3 to four minute sizzle, when I come back and check on the sauce and

pass my spatula through it, you can see that it leaves a sturdy trail. That's

how I know that the sauce is thick enough to contain a raw egg. Next, I'm

going to lower this heat all the way to low. Then use my spatula to carve out a

low. Then use my spatula to carve out a couple of 2-in wide wells. Then, I'm

going to drop in my eggs one at a time carefully. There we go. And then I'll

carefully. There we go. And then I'll season the eggs with just a little bit of salt. And you don't have to do this,

of salt. And you don't have to do this, but it is bonus points if you want to sneak a little bit of the tomato sauce on top of the white. That's just going to ensure that they cook a little bit more evenly, but it's a little bit finicky. And if you're trying to make a

finicky. And if you're trying to make a quick breakfast, I could totally understand why you would want to skip this step. I never skip this step,

this step. I never skip this step, though, because raw egg white is the worst texture on earth, and I hate it.

Now, from this point forward, there's two options for cooking these eggs. The

first one is to cook this over medium heat for about 2 minutes until you see the egg whites setting fully on the bottom. Then, you'll put on a foil lid

bottom. Then, you'll put on a foil lid and cook it over low heat for another, let's say, 3 minutes or so until the eggs are mostly cooked through. Or the

second option is to take the pan and throw it into a preheated 400°ree oven and cook it for about 5 minutes. I

slightly prefer the oven method because it adds a little bit of reduction and kind of roast the tomato sauce on top and that brings a little bit more flavor and I think the texture of the eggs is just a little bit more interesting. That

being said, not everybody wants to preheat their oven for a weekday breakfast and the stove top version is still very, very good. They're almost

the same. Actually, most people aren't going to notice the difference. All

right, that looks so good. After four to five minutes in the oven, you can see that the tomato sauce is reduced and jammy and nice and thick. And it's got a little bit of a roastiness on top. And

most importantly, the freaking egg whites are cooked all the way. I cannot

stress enough how gross shakshuka is if the egg whites aren't fully set. But

these ones look excellent. And you can actually tell that the yolk underneath is going to be a little bit runny because there's a little bit of bounce when I poke it. Now, to garnish this, while this is still hot, I'm going to

add on a generous hit of crumbly, salty feta cheese. The residual heat from the

feta cheese. The residual heat from the sauce should melt this feta a little bit. Then I'm gonna hit that with a

bit. Then I'm gonna hit that with a little bit of olive oil because always more oil. And then a strong pinch of

more oil. And then a strong pinch of herbs if you have them. These herbs are totally optional. I know most people

totally optional. I know most people watching this video definitely don't want to fuss with chopping or picking fresh herbs first thing in the morning.

Or let's be honest, most people don't even keep fresh herbs in the refrigerator on a regular basis, and that's totally fine. But if you want to substitute something that still has a herbal flavor, but requires zero work, I would sprinkle on some dried oregano or

a little bit of zitar spice. Now, to

serve this, I'll just snug up a piece of toasty sourdough bread into the hot sauce and melty feta cheese. And there

we go. That is a shockingly beautiful version of this dish. And it's even crazier that it only took 15 minutes start to finish.

M.

Wow. I am amazed at how delicious that is. Truly, this quick and dirty version

is. Truly, this quick and dirty version has basically everything that the slower cooked version has. Jammy semieet tomato sauce with really deep flavor, salty feta, well-cooked eggs, and bread to

soak it all up. I'm so shocked that this only took 15 minutes start to finish.

When I first had this idea of a quicker shakshuka, I wasn't really sure if it would work. This really is blowing me

would work. This really is blowing me away. It's way better than I expected.

away. It's way better than I expected.

I'd eat this for breakfast every single day. Up next is a zippy little chorizo

day. Up next is a zippy little chorizo and egg taco that truly comes together in less than 10 minutes. To make these tacos, I'm going to start with two large eggs and just crack them into a dish real quick. Then I'll just hit them with

real quick. Then I'll just hit them with a small pinch of salt. Jump in with a fork and just give them a quick scramble until they're nice and homogeneous. I

like to do this ahead of time because this dish comes together super fast and it helps to have the eggs ready to go before you start cooking everything. But

if you want to save yourself this extra dirty dish, you could definitely crack these eggs right into the hot pan alongside the chorizo later on. Just

know that the results are going to be a little bit more rustic. Also, in

general, whenever you can, I would say add your salt to your eggs about 5 minutes before you want to scramble them because the salt actually changes the protein structure of the egg, which allows them to hold on to a lot more of

their moisture and it leads to a fluffier, more tender curd. Once I've

got my eggs whisked up, I'm just going to set those aside. Then move over to a non-stick pan that I've got ripping over pretty high heat. Into the pan, I'll add a medium squeeze of oil. Then, I'm going

to grab 75 g of Mexican chorizo.

Drop that into the pan and then come back and kind of smush it into a smashburger patty type shape. I want to get as much surface area of this sausage touching the hot pan and oil as I can.

And then this next part is a little bit optional, but I like a crumbly sausage.

So, I'm going to come back and kind of smush it up with my ground beef musher to get this patty broken into tiny little pieces that are about a p-sized or even smaller. Also, I like to sizzle

my chorizo over pretty high heat so that it actually takes on a deep brown sear.

I think this browning is the secret to turning on or activating that signature savory, porky, tangy flavor that makes chorizo hit so hard. If you baby chorizo over low heat, it just kind of steams in

the pan and it gets technically cooked through, but the chorizo ends up tasting flat and it lacks a certain zest. So, I

like to cook it hot. And after 2 minutes of cooking this over high heat, the chorizo has taken on a lot of nice golden brown color. It's been really well broken down and now it's sizzling in its own fat. From here, I'm going to add my eggs into the chorizo and just

start scrambling. I'm going to keep this

start scrambling. I'm going to keep this moving pretty much the whole time because I want the eggs to get broken down into small curds. And I want to make sure that the chorizo and eggs get unified. If you let these eggs sit for

unified. If you let these eggs sit for too long in one place, they're going to cook in a way that keeps the two separate, which I don't love. So, I'm

just going to be stirring this constantly for about 45 to 60 seconds.

Since the pan was so hot, the eggs are going to cook super fast. And another

really important reason to keep these moving is that eggs that get cooked over high heat for too long turn brown and they get really dry and tough and they have a really awful flavor. So it's

really important just to make sure that these are in motion the whole time. And

after a quick 45 to 60second sizzle, the eggs are cooked all the way through. And

now we have created a new thing called chorizo eggs. As in it's just one word.

chorizo eggs. As in it's just one word.

We took two separate things that were really great on their own, then we combined them and made a new thing that [music] is even better. I mean, just look at that. That's breakfast, baby.

Now, to serve this, I'll pile my egg mixture into two double layered tortillas. By the way, I heated up these

tortillas. By the way, I heated up these tortillas before I cooked everything and just kept them hot in a tortilla warmer.

But if you don't have one of these, you can also just keep them warm in a dish towel for the 5 minutes that it takes to cook everything. Next, I'll top with a

cook everything. Next, I'll top with a little bit of store-bought toatio salsa or the hot sauce of your choice. I

prefer the Herz brand for tomatillo salsa because it's not super thin like a lot of other store-bought tomatillos that I've had and it's not aggressively sour. Then I'll crumble on some sort of

sour. Then I'll crumble on some sort of dry salty cheese like feta or queso fresco. I've got queso fresco here. And

fresco. I've got queso fresco here. And

then finally, a little bit of chopped cilantro. Only if you have it on hand,

cilantro. Only if you have it on hand, but it's totally not necessary. This is

just a nice to have item. And that's

just a beautiful taco that is a pure feast for the eyes. Like you just know it's going to be super flavorful by looking at it. I mean, look at it.

M.

bouncy eggs, spicy porky sausage, bright fresh tomatillo salsa. It's just so good. Also, shout out to the double

good. Also, shout out to the double layer of tortillas here. I feel like most people would default to a single tortilla, but that's not great for two reasons. Number one is that a single

reasons. Number one is that a single tortilla is probably going to rip when you take a bite and then the whole thing is going to fall out. So, it doesn't provide enough structure. And then

number two, a single tortilla is probably just not going to really bring enough substance to round this out into a full breakfast that's going to make you feel full until lunch. So, two

tortillas is the move. Finally, I want to show you guys a super fast breakfast dish that I ate when I was in Taiwan called Dan Bing. Okay, before we start cooking the doning, I need to quickly bust out a little salty sweet condiment

to serve alongside it. So, for that, I'm going to combine 25 to 30 g of oyster sauce or 2 tablespoons, 10 g of soy sauce, or about 1 tspoon, 3 g of sesame oil, or about half of a teaspoon, and

then 10 g of water, which is also about a tablespoon. From here, I'm just going

a tablespoon. From here, I'm just going to stir this until it's combined and then give it a quick taste.

M toasty sesame, sweet oyster sauce, and salty soy. It's a really nice, very

salty soy. It's a really nice, very simple condiment that would taste good on pretty much all food. It's very

straightforward. And also, don't feel pressured to bust out your scale to measure all this stuff perfectly first thing in the morning. Instead, go by a simple ratio, which is 2:1

to half, which would be two parts oyster sauce to one part water, one part soy, and a half a part sesame oil. Once the

sauce is made, I'm going to prep some eggs for the doning. So, I'm going to crack two largies into a little dish here, and then hit it with just a little bit of salt. Then, I'll drop in a strong

pinch or maybe 5 g of chopped scallions per egg and just jump in and whisk them up. Nothing serious here. We don't want

up. Nothing serious here. We don't want a perfect French omelette style scramble. We just need them relatively

scramble. We just need them relatively broken down. Also, cut your scallions

broken down. Also, cut your scallions quite thin for this because this whole dish comes together super fast and if they're not thin, they're going to end up standing out texturally and be kind of fibrous. Okay, at this point I've got

of fibrous. Okay, at this point I've got my eggs whisked up with scallions. I've

got my sauce stirred together and I've only been cooking for about 3 to 4 minutes. And at this point, I've got a

minutes. And at this point, I've got a non-stick pan heated over mediumigh heat. You want this pretty hot. Next,

heat. You want this pretty hot. Next,

I'm going to add in a pretty generous amount of neutral oil. Maybe a

tablespoon and a half or more. In

Taipei, the amount of oil that they use to fry these things is egregious. Once

the oil's hot, I'm going to drop in a flour tortilla and fry it on the first side for about 25 to 30 seconds or until it's nice and crispy and deeply golden brown. Oo, I love how it puffs like a pa

brown. Oo, I love how it puffs like a pa when you fry it. Traditionally, these

little flatbreads are made fresh to order by being fried on a flat top. So,

the flour tortilla became the next best move. It's fluffy. It's tender. And it

move. It's fluffy. It's tender. And it

crisps up beautifully and makes a perfect vehicle for scallion filled eggs and sweet soy sauce. And after a quick rip on the backside, I'll just check it.

Oo, that looks really nice and crispy.

It's maybe a little dark, but it's still going to work. From here, I'm going to throw it onto a paper towel line cheat tray to drain off a little bit of the oil. Then I'll add in a quick another

oil. Then I'll add in a quick another splash of oil here and fry off a second tortilla. I go for about one egg per

tortilla. I go for about one egg per tortilla in general. And I'm going to make two portions here in total to make a nice hearty breakfast for one bry. And

once I've got two of these things fried off, it's time to cook the eggs. By the

way, shout out to this method in general. This is just a sick way to

general. This is just a sick way to prepare flour tortillas. It gives you this flaky crispy thing that is like puff pastry almost. At this point, there's enough oil left in this pan to cook these eggs properly. So, I'm going

to take one of my eggs, pour it right into the middle, or try and keep it in the middle. There we go. And once it's

the middle. There we go. And once it's just barely cooked like this, I'm going to drop my tortilla right on top so that the two can fuse together. This way, the wet eggs stick to the flour tortilla and it creates unity that allows us to roll

it up and keep things together once it's all folded. And after maybe 10 seconds

all folded. And after maybe 10 seconds here, I'm just going to flip this over and [music] then let the egg steam from the bottom up to cook it all the way through. That's going to take maybe

through. That's going to take maybe another 15 seconds in total. And then

we're basically done from start to finish. From where we're mixing the

finish. From where we're mixing the sauce to rolling up the doning. Couldn't

be more than 7 minutes in total. This is

truly a super super fast breakfast. At

this point, I'm just going to roll this up by using a spatula and a fork so I don't burn myself. And then I'll just roll it up into a tidy little tube until it's looking kind of like a egg enchilada. Something like that. Then

enchilada. Something like that. Then

I'll move it over here. Get just a touch more oil in the pan for my next egg.

Drop that in. I'll let that sizzle for a minute. And then as soon as it's

minute. And then as soon as it's starting to get set up around the edges, I'll drop in my flour tortilla. Press it

a little bit to fuse it. Then I'll cook it for about 15 seconds to finish setting up the eggs. Then once that's set, I'll flip it over and cook it on the backside for another 10 or 15 seconds. Rolling this up is super

seconds. Rolling this up is super simple, too. It doesn't have to be an

simple, too. It doesn't have to be an exact science, and it doesn't have to be super super tight. The ladies at the breakfast shops in Taipei are really really fast and super super rustic about it. So, it doesn't have to be this tidy

it. So, it doesn't have to be this tidy tight little thing. It's enjoyable

pretty much no matter what. And there we go. Two beautiful flaky golden brown

go. Two beautiful flaky golden brown [music] egg rollups basically. I don't

know what you call it other than that.

Now to serve, I'll cut these into little bites. Then stack them up on a plate and

bites. Then stack them up on a plate and drizzle with some of my thick sweet soy sauce condiment. [music] And that's a

sauce condiment. [music] And that's a super simple breakfast that's pretty exotic, but also it just makes sense if you've eaten food before. Like you don't have to know anything about Taiwanese

food to know that fried flatbread with eggs and soy sauce is going to work.

Like you just know that this is going to taste good.

Honestly, I'm shocked at how crispy that is. And it's like crispy in a super

is. And it's like crispy in a super unique way that you can only get from like the outside of a croissant where you've got starch and fat at high temperature. It's like a very thin,

temperature. It's like a very thin, brittle type of crispiness that's super satisfying. Combine that with some

satisfying. Combine that with some fluffy tortilla on the inside, some fried eggs, some scallions, and a little bit of sweet soy sauce, and you've got a very comforting, approachable, cozy dish that just makes an excellent breakfast.

This dish might seem like it's exotic because it's from Taiwan, but these are flavors that literally everybody likes.

It's super simple. It's super easy to make, and it hits so hard. Out of all the recipes in this video, I really hope you guys try this one. Let me know in the comments which one of these recipes you guys think might make it into your weekly rotation. And if you want to

weekly rotation. And if you want to watch another video where I show you a bunch of recipes, I'll throw a link right here. Go ahead, click it. I'll see

right here. Go ahead, click it. I'll see

you there.

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