
Street-Corn Breakfast Burrito Scramble with Cotija & Lime
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Ingredients
- 8 large eggs
- 2.5 cups fresh sweet corn kernels
- 4 large flour tortillas
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp sour cream
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 lime
- 1/2 cup cotija cheese
- 1/3 cup fresh cilantro
- 1 jalapeño
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 avocado
Instructions
- 1Whisk the eggs with salt and pepper in a bowl until just blended; set aside.
- 2Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Melt half the butter, add the corn, and cook without stirring 3 minutes so kernels char and blister. Stir and cook 2 minutes more.
- 3Transfer most of the charred corn to a bowl, leaving a small amount in the pan. Reduce heat to medium-low.
- 4Add remaining butter to the skillet. Pour in the eggs and scramble gently, pushing soft curds from the edges toward the center for 2 to 3 minutes until just set but still glossy.
- 5Fold the reserved charred corn back into the eggs along with half the crumbled cotija and most of the chopped cilantro. Remove from heat.
- 6Stir together mayonnaise, sour cream, chili powder, smoked paprika, and juice of one lime to make a quick elote crema.
- 7Warm the tortillas one at a time in a dry skillet 20 seconds per side until pliable and lightly toasted.
- 8Spread a spoonful of elote crema down the center of each tortilla. Add scrambled egg-corn mixture, sliced avocado, minced jalapeño, remaining cotija, and cilantro. Squeeze remaining lime over the filling.
- 9Fold the sides in, roll tightly into burritos, and return seam-side down to the warm skillet for 30 seconds to seal. Slice in half and serve immediately.