3 Burritos: Breakfast, California and Lamb Birria

Name: 3 Burritos: Breakfast, California and Lamb Birria
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 60 min
Yield: 6 portions
Cuisine: Mexican-American
Ingredients: 500 g · 4 cups all-purpose flour, for the tortillas; 100 g · ½ cup lard or butter, for the tortillas; 300 ml · 1¼ cups warm water, for the tortillas; 5 g · 1 tsp baking powder; 10 g · 2 tsp salt; 200 g · 4 eggs eggs, breakfast burrito; 150 g · 6 slices bacon, breakfast burrito; 200 g · 1 potato potatoes, diced, breakfast burrito; 400 g · 14 oz flank or skirt steak, California burrito; 150 ml · ¾ cup lime, garlic, cumin and orange, steak marinade; 200 g · 2 cups french fries, California burrito; 400 g · 14 oz lamb birria, shredded, with consommé; 200 g · 2 cups cheddar or Monterey Jack, grated; 300 g · 1½ cups guacamole and pico de gallo; 120 g · ½ cup sour cream

🍽 Serves 6⏱ Prep 45 min🔥 Cook 60 min🌍 Mexican-American

Homemade flour tortillas filled three ways: breakfast eggs and bacon, California carne asada with fries, and lamb birria.

📍 Chihuahua · Mexico

The story of the dish

Burritos come from northern Mexico around Ciudad Juárez; the California burrito with fries was born in San Diego in the 1980s.

The name: Burrito means 'little donkey' in Spanish.

Ingredients

Ingredient	EUg · ml	UScups · spoons
all-purpose flour for the tortillas	≈ 500 g	≈ 4 cups
lard or butter for the tortillas	≈ 100 g	≈ ½ cup
warm water for the tortillas	≈ 300 ml	≈ 1¼ cups
baking powder	≈ 5 g	≈ 1 tsp
salt	≈ 10 g	≈ 2 tsp
eggs breakfast burrito	≈ 200 g	≈ 4 eggs
bacon breakfast burrito	≈ 150 g	≈ 6 slices
potatoes diced, breakfast burrito	≈ 200 g	≈ 1 potato
flank or skirt steak California burrito	≈ 400 g	≈ 14 oz
lime garlic, cumin and orange, steak marinade	≈ 150 ml	≈ ¾ cup
french fries California burrito	≈ 200 g	≈ 2 cups
lamb birria shredded, with consommé	≈ 400 g	≈ 14 oz
cheddar or Monterey Jack grated	≈ 200 g	≈ 2 cups
guacamole and pico de gallo	≈ 300 g	≈ 1½ cups
sour cream	≈ 120 g	≈ ½ cup

≈ amount suggested from similar recipes

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Also used: rolling pin · cast-iron pan or comal · grill pan · mixing bowls

Method

Rub the lard into flour, baking powder and salt, add warm water and knead; rest 20 minutes.
Roll thin 30 cm tortillas and cook on a hot dry pan about 30 seconds per side.
Marinate the steak in lime, garlic, cumin and orange for 30 minutes, grill and chop.
Breakfast: scramble the eggs and fill with bacon, fried potatoes and cheese.
California: fill with carne asada, fries, cheese, guacamole and sour cream.
Birria: fill with shredded lamb birria and cheese and sear the burrito in the consommé fat.
Fold the sides in, roll tightly and toast seam-side down.

👨‍🍳 Chef’s tips

Warm the tortilla before rolling so it folds without cracking.

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Nutrition per portion estimate · 1 of 6

1295kcal

59 gprotein

81 gcarbs

69 gfat

Allergens

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