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Short Rib Breakfast Burrito

Botch
Botch Posts: 17,377
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A Fail, but I learned some things.
 
When I made Birria Tacos I had three beef shortribs left, froze them for a later date (I missed Burrito Day yesterday).  Thawed, sprinkled with Montreal Steak Seasoning, grilled on the small to 125º, rested, and sliced thin:
 

 
Made up a sauce with a glop of sour cream, two smaller glops of sriracha and mayo, and some minced cilantro.  Grated half a potato and soaked for hashbrowns.  Two eggs with green onion and mexican cheese, soft-scrambled.  My avocado was still rock-hard so I diced a small tomato.  
 
Although I bought the largest tortillas I could find, they weren't big enough.  I wanted to smear the outside with butter and return to the Egg for some crisping, but that wasn't gonna happen.  Then saw the tomatoes still on the cutting board, gah.  Then the burrito unrolled itself, and I realized this was gonna be as pretty as she gets:
 

 
I re-rolled, and knew it'd be a fork breakfast.  Then a knife-and-spoon breakfast, the thin rib slices were really tough.  It tasted good, but parts were cold by the time I finished it.  
 
I have two shortribs left, will be trying the following tomorrow:
1.  Chop the ribs in the food processor, and add to the beaten eggs.  Hopefully they'll be warmed just enough by the time the eggs set.
2.  Split the proteins between two tortillas; I still want to try crisping them up.
3.  Option: swing by McDonald's for a couple hashbrown patties to use (I still can't make hashbrowns worth diddly)
 
This is kinda complicated for a breakfast, lotsa dirty dishes, and three cooking devices, too much for someone who doesn't drink coffee.  It'll be easier tomorrow, and a griddle (which I don't have room for) would really help.  Live and learn.  

"Dumplings are just noodles that have already eaten"   - Jon Kung

Ogden, UT, USA


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  • 4TheGrillOfIt
    4TheGrillOfIt Posts: 741
    I always love seeing imaginative cooks using leftovers...even failed ones.  
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    I don't see a whole lot wrong here. Except for the absence of salsa or pico de gallo.

    And may I suggest tater tots? Get 'em crispy in the Breville oven. They hit the spot in breakfast tacos. 

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,377
    caliking said:
    And may I suggest tater tots? Get 'em crispy in the Breville oven. They hit the spot in breakfast tacos. 
    That idea occurred to me an hour ago or so, will do that!  

    "Dumplings are just noodles that have already eaten"   - Jon Kung

    Ogden, UT, USA


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  • texaswig
    texaswig Posts: 2,682
    I would eat that anytime of the day. 

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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    It looks great. It looks like maybe that tortilla is a little stiff? I think it helps to microwave the tortilla rolled up in damp paper towels, then assemble and roll quickly. If you want to grill it just a big skillet with a little butter. 

    This guy has a good vid
    (10) The Perfect Breakfast Burrito (3 Ways) - YouTube

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    looks fundamentally fine to me.  You can warm it all up before eating in other ways.  I'm not getting excited about the idea of chopping up short rib (or any other meat) in a food processor unless you're trying to make spam.
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,377
    SmokeyPitt said:
    It looks like maybe that tortilla is a little stiff? I think it helps to microwave the tortilla rolled up in damp paper towels, then assemble and roll quickly.

    This guy has a good vid
    (10) The Perfect Breakfast Burrito (3 Ways) - YouTube
    No, as I mentioned in the OP they were just not big enough for what I cooked (half a potato, 2 eggs, and maybe an ounce of sliced rib?).  Maybe I just didn't pack it down tight enough.  I always soften my tortillas first, either microwave, on the grill, on a gas burner, or steam (I used to use hot fat for my enchiladas, and recently my birria tacos (both corn tortillas) but I'm rethinking that, a bit).  
     
    I've seen Joshua's video before.  And I think my major disappointment this morning was not being able to make a photo-ready clean slice thru my finished burrito like he did.   :|  And regarding his second burrito, is he sautèeing and slicing wagyu beef for his burritos?!?  He's making too much money, methinks...    

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  • paqman
    paqman Posts: 4,923
    Did you reheat the short rib to 125F or did you cook it from raw to 125F?

    Short ribs is a tough cut of meat.  It sounds like a good idea to use the leftovers from a previous cook and reheat them.

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,377
    I cooked them to 125 originally, to reheat I just added them to the eggs and when the eggs were firm, I was hoping the meat was warm enough (it was).  
    You're right, those things are tough cooked to 125.  Must be mostly collagen (like brisket) and not fat (like steak).  I'll be using them for long braises and stews only, from now on.  

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    Ogden, UT, USA


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  • paqman
    paqman Posts: 4,923
    yes!  like @lousubcap says: « brisket on a stick »

    I smoke them to 203F and it is the juiciest and tastiest piece of meat you could imagine.  They are pretty hard to get by around here but I found a butcher that keeps them in stock.  They are also good cold or reheated in a sauce or even in a soup!

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,377
    paqman said:
    yes!  like @lousubcap says: « brisket on a stick »

    I smoke them to 203F and it is the juiciest and tastiest piece of meat you could imagine.  They are pretty hard to get by around here but I found a butcher that keeps them in stock.  They are also good cold or reheated in a sauce or even in a soup!
    Its interesting, I follow "Sam the cooking guy" a bit on EweTube, and he keeps using boneless shortribs in quick cooks (freezer for 30 minutes, slice as thin as possible, then grill in oil as fast as possible, build the dish).  He loves his final results (oh really?) but I haven't had the same results with shortribs.
    And, I'm assuming boneless beef shortribs are "shortribs on a stick", without the stick?  Maybe I'm wrong on that?  

    "Dumplings are just noodles that have already eaten"   - Jon Kung

    Ogden, UT, USA


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  • paqman
    paqman Posts: 4,923
    Korean BBQ, kalbi, is basically short ribs meat sliced thin and across the bones and that’s pretty darn good.  Maybe your meat was cut parallel to the bone instead of perpendicular?  

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