Paul Qui's Breakfast Taco Recipe
We're currently obsessed with the Austin Breakfast Tacos cookbook, having enjoyed more than one on a Food Republic field trip down South. All the famous egg tacos are in there, but this recipe via Paul Qui, of FR favorite East Side King and the new and highly rated qui, is a healthy take on the original that'll leave plenty of space for...more tacos later.
"The breakfast taco was a college staple for [us]," says Qui's former marketing director Deana Saukam. "It's cheap, fast and satisfying. Another favorite breakfast taco is anything from El Primo. Pete's Tantalizing Tacos from Maudie's are pretty delicious, too."
Paul Qui's Breakfast Taco Recipe
Prep Time
20
minutes
Cook Time
15
minutes
Servings
4
tacos
Ingredients
- 1 medium white onion
- 1 head garlic
- 2 jalapeños with seeds
- Grapeseed oil
- 4 medium tomatoes
- juice of 8 limes
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 shallot julienned
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon Grapeseed oil
- 2 small potatoes
- 4 large farm eggs
- sea salt
- tortillas
- 2 ounces Greek yogurt
- 1 container alfalfa sprouts
- 1 bunch basil
Directions
- Sweat onions, garlic and jalapeño in enough grapeseed oil to coat the vegetables on low heat.
- Cook until the vegetables are soft but uncolored. Once cooked, place in a blender or food processor with tomatoes and lime juice, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- In a medium-sized pan on medium heat, sweat shallots and garlic in the butter and oil and add the potatoes. Once the shallots are translucent and potatoes are light brown, add the eggs and season with salt to taste. Cook the eggs until set but not too dry.
- Toast the tortillas and assemble as follow: tortilla, eggs, yogurt, sprouts, basil, salsa.
- The Wrangler Breakfast Taco
- Fried Egg Taco With Avocado And Chipotle Black Beans
- The Best Breakfast Tacos In Austin, Texas