Ingredients

  • tortillas:
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2-teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 cup butter (or lard)
  • potato and egg:
  • 2 medium potatoes
  • corm oil
  • salt, pepper
  • 3 eggs
  • milk
  • veggie eggs:
  • cheap corn tortillas
  • tomato
  • onion
  • jalapeno
  • salt, pepper
  • 3 eggs
  • milk

Method

  • TORTILLAS
  • Mix flour, salt, baking power and lard
  • Crumble together until coarse (like corn meal)
  • Add 3/4 cup warm water, mix until sticky, remove sticky clumps, add more water to bowl, repeat until all dough is sticky and combined into a big mound.
  • Kneed sticky dough in hands or in mixer for 2 minutes, until smooth and elastic
  • Break dough up into 8-10 golf ball sized balls
  • Dampen cloth with warm water and let cloth sit on dough for 20 minutes. (This is a good time to prepare and cook the eggs see below )
  • Pre-heat pan medium-high
  • Flatten dough into discs, roll flat, place on heat, cook 8 seconds then flip, then cook 1-1 1/2 minutes until bubbles form, flip and press edges, move to tortilla warmer.
  • POTATO EGGS
  • Peel 2 medium potatoes, chop
  • Fry in corn oil, medium heat, then add salt (kosher salt or sea salt) and pepper.
  • Cook until crisp but tender, then remove, drain and add more salt and pepper to taste. They should taste a bit like French fries.
  • Butter pan at medium-high, then reduce to medium, add 3 scrambled eggs (with milk), then potatoes. Cook slow (turn off heat before it overcooks).
  • VEGGIE EGGS
  • Dice corn tortillas
  • Dice tomato, onion, jalapeno
  • Use oil to fry up corn tortillas, remove and drain, add salt and pepper
  • Drain excess oil from pan and throw in onions, tomatoes and peppers. Cook two minutes. Move to pan, add 3 eggs/milk and corn tortilla chips, cook a couple of minutes.