I had a great brunch yesterday with my friend Hilary at The Filling Station in Old Town Orange. (www.fillingstationcafe.com)
My entrée was a delish breakfast quesadilla, a modified recipe for which is included below. Feel free to make substitutions to your taste (i.e, chorizo instead of turkey sausage, add green/red bell peppers, etc.). I’m thinking this would be a good alternative to a quiche – something that holds up pretty well and can be sliced into small pieces and served with some fruit or a small green salad.
For each quesadilla, you will need:
2 large flour tortillas
1/2 cup cheese (I think most Mexican-inspired dishes used jack cheese, but I like a good sharp cheddar too)
3 eggs
1 TBSP Milk
2 large or 3 small turkey sausage links (uncooked)
1 small can diced green chilies (drained)
3 green onions
1/4+ cup black beans (drained)
1 tsp butter
The assembly is where I get a little hazy. Here’s one way, you can probably think of others.
1) Beat the eggs and milk together. Season with salt and pepper, but easy on the salt, since the sausage and cheese will be likely to be pretty salty. Set that aside while you:
2) Slice the sausage links into small disks (or if you’re using patties, break it up into smaller chunks). Cook until done, adding chopped green onions about halfway through and chiles at the end, right before you..
3) dump in the egg mixture. Scramble it up until the eggs are most of the way cooked – but leave them a little on the less done side, they’ll finish cooking when added to the whole dish.
4) Meanwhile, in another skillet or on a griddle, melt a little butter and toast one tortilla for a minute or so on medium heat.
5) Add half of the cheese and let it melt a bit.
6) When cheese is mostly melted, spread the egg mixture evenly on top. Top with the rest of the cheese and the second tortilla.
7) Flip it all over so that the other tortilla gets toasted and the rest of the cheese melts.
Finally, cut into 1-2 inch sections and serve with salsa, sour cream, and fresh avocado or guacamole.
XO,
M
Sunday, January 31, 2010
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