I bought a bunch of eggs to make fried rice, but it has been too hot for me to want to make any. This puts my eggs close to their (well actually past) best by date. I've heard that eggs aren't really supposed to go bad, but a brief online search still recommended use between 3-5 weeks after their package date. Thus, after checking to make sure that the eggs still sunk when placed in water, I decided to make breakfast burritos.
8 eggs
9 link sausages
1/2 bag frozen hash browns (about 1 lb)
butter, salt, pepper
5 tortillas
1 cup shredded cheese
1. Scramble eggs with butter, salt, pepper.
2. Brown sausage.
3. Cook hash browns according to directions.
4. Heat tortillas.
5. Divide ingredients evenly between tortillas and wrap.
I only have one skillet right now, and it's really too hot to stand in front of for long periods of time, so I did my preparation in stages, putting things aside in the fridge until I was ready for them. The amounts here come from what was in my fridge. I had eight eggs and the package of sausages came with nine. I used half a bag of cube hash browns because I hope to use more later as a substitute for cubed potatoes in forgiving recipes.
This was my first time cooking sausage that was not not come browned. I put them in a skillet and cooked on medium-high until they were brown. I checked online and it is recommended to cook on lower heat so that the skins don't burst and the sausage stays juicy. The skin did burst some when I cooked them, but hopefully this won't be too much of an issue. I wanted some of the sausage grease to cook the hash browns in, so I was happy to get that. It was also kinda interesting to hear the sausages whistle as they cooked.
From past experience these should reheat well in the microwave and freeze well if desired. I'm planning on having them for lunch this week, so I wrapped them individually in plastic wrap and stuck them in the fridge.
Edit: These have reheated well, but they are pretty bland. Most of the flavor comes from the sausage and I think they are suffering a bit from having their skins burst. This should have been obvious, but I'm not always great at thinking ahead. For more flavor, I would recommend adding spices/onion/garlic to the scrambled eggs, or ketchup/salsa to the mix for more flavor.
8 eggs
9 link sausages
1/2 bag frozen hash browns (about 1 lb)
butter, salt, pepper
5 tortillas
1 cup shredded cheese
1. Scramble eggs with butter, salt, pepper.
2. Brown sausage.
3. Cook hash browns according to directions.
4. Heat tortillas.
5. Divide ingredients evenly between tortillas and wrap.
I only have one skillet right now, and it's really too hot to stand in front of for long periods of time, so I did my preparation in stages, putting things aside in the fridge until I was ready for them. The amounts here come from what was in my fridge. I had eight eggs and the package of sausages came with nine. I used half a bag of cube hash browns because I hope to use more later as a substitute for cubed potatoes in forgiving recipes.
This was my first time cooking sausage that was not not come browned. I put them in a skillet and cooked on medium-high until they were brown. I checked online and it is recommended to cook on lower heat so that the skins don't burst and the sausage stays juicy. The skin did burst some when I cooked them, but hopefully this won't be too much of an issue. I wanted some of the sausage grease to cook the hash browns in, so I was happy to get that. It was also kinda interesting to hear the sausages whistle as they cooked.
From past experience these should reheat well in the microwave and freeze well if desired. I'm planning on having them for lunch this week, so I wrapped them individually in plastic wrap and stuck them in the fridge.
Edit: These have reheated well, but they are pretty bland. Most of the flavor comes from the sausage and I think they are suffering a bit from having their skins burst. This should have been obvious, but I'm not always great at thinking ahead. For more flavor, I would recommend adding spices/onion/garlic to the scrambled eggs, or ketchup/salsa to the mix for more flavor.
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