Brisket Breakfast Tacos
These simple, delicious, and flavourful brisket tacos are a great way to breathe new life into leftover brisket. With fresh ingredients like avocados, cilantro, and cabbage, it is a delicious and addictive way to start your mornings. You can have this on your own or double the recipe and have it with friends for a taco morning that is sure to impress!
Ingredients
- 3 small flour tortillas
- ½ avocado diced
- 2 eggs
- ½ lime squeezed
- ½ cup cheddar cheese grated
- ½ red onion sliced
- 5-8 pieces pickled jalapenos
- 2 tbsp cilantro chopped
- ⅓ cup cabbage
- 1 cup leftover brisket
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Heat a nonstick frying pan on medium.
- Add your tortillas and heat until warm and it begins to bubble.
- Flip and repeat until warm on both sides. Repeat with all the tortillas and be sure to cover them with a lid or dish towel to keep them warm.
- In a small bowl, crack your eggs. Add spices (optional) and whisk until combined. Once ready, set aside.
- Heat a large non-stick frying pan on medium-high heat.
- Add 1 tbsp olive oil, followed by your eggs, and cook until scrambled occasionally, breaking with your spatula, about 5 minutes. Once ready, set aside.
- Clean your skillet or heat another skillet on medium heat.
- Add remaining oil followed by red onions and cook until translucent.
- Add brisket and cover with a lid until warm.
- If the brisket begins to dry out, add water or barbeque sauce. Once ready, set aside.
- Begin assembling your tacos with all the ingredients starting with the cabbage followed by the eggs, brisket, jalapenos, and avocado. Enjoy!
Notes
If you don’t have any leftover brisket, you can get slices of fresh brisket from a deli store.
If the brisket begins to dry out while you're reheating it, add water or barbeque sauce.
Feel free to add your favorite taco sauces to these—the more the merrier.
Nutrition
Calories: 452kcalCarbohydrates: 25.9gProtein: 21.7gFat: 29.9gSaturated Fat: 8.3gFiber: 4.6gSugar: 1.5g
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