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Drive-through breakfast burrito

Scrambled eggs, melted pepper jack, chorizo, and a warm flour tortilla. The fast food version tastes of cardboard. This one tastes of breakfast.

Published May 14, 2026 · 4 min read · Braffess Kitchen

Prep
6 min
Cook
14 min
Serves
2
Level
Easy
Drive-through breakfast burrito - USA breakfast recipe

Method

01

Cook the chorizo.

Break the chorizo into small pieces in a dry frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook for 4–5 minutes, breaking up further with a spoon, until cooked through and lightly caramelised. Leave the fat in the pan.

02

Scramble the eggs.

Beat the eggs with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add butter to the chorizo pan. Pour in the eggs and stir slowly with a rubber spatula in large folds. Remove from heat when just set but still slightly glossy. Fold in the cheese off the heat and stir until melted.

Note. Low and slow. High heat makes rubbery eggs. Remove from heat before they look finished — residual heat does the rest.
03

Warm the tortillas.

Heat a dry pan over medium heat. Warm each tortilla for 30 seconds per side until pliable and lightly freckled. Stack and cover with a clean cloth to keep warm.

04

Fill and wrap.

Lay a tortilla flat. Spread sour cream in the centre. Add the egg and chorizo mixture across the lower third, then top with salsa and coriander. Fold the sides in, then roll from the bottom up, tucking tightly. Cut in half on the diagonal and serve.

Note. For a sealed burrito, place seam-side down in the warm dry pan for 30 seconds.
A note. Warm the tortilla properly before filling — a cold tortilla tears and makes wrapping impossible. Thirty seconds in a dry pan per side is enough.

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