September 11, 20214 yr Do you like the bacon diced and mixed with the eggs ? Or just scrambled eggs with a strip of bacon on top? I get pissed when the bacon doesn’t break apart (undercooked) and I take a bite and the entire strip comes out of the taco. But sometimes if it’s diced up I feel like they short change you because you can’t tell if there’s an entire piece in there.
September 11, 20214 yr 9 minutes ago, dingleberryswitzer said: Do you like the bacon diced and mixed with the eggs ? Or just scrambled eggs with a strip of bacon on top? I get pissed when the bacon doesn’t break apart (undercooked) and I take a bite and the entire strip comes out of the taco. But sometimes if it’s diced up I feel like they short change you because you can’t tell if there’s an entire piece in there. 1 has a higher ceiling and a lower floor. I’ve been to places where it seems like they throw store-bought bacon bits in there, but if done properly it’s better.
September 11, 20214 yr Author 27 minutes ago, Mo Horn said: Perfect place for the porque no los dos gif Hmm you may be on to something
September 11, 20214 yr This is less about how the bacon enters the taco than how the bacon is cooked. If properly done, the bacon will crumble with each bite as a strip or you can pre crumble. If you undercook the bacon, you won’t be eating the taco either way because you would have killed yourself out of shame.
September 11, 20214 yr 7 minutes ago, hookemATL said: This is less about how the bacon enters the taco than how the bacon is cooked. If properly done, the bacon will crumble with each bite as a strip or you can pre crumble. If you undercook the bacon, you won’t be eating the taco either way because you would have killed yourself out of shame. This.
September 11, 20214 yr There was a shaggy thread for this. At a restaurant, if you get crumbles, you are getting the cheapest bacon they can buy from their distributor. Comes in a case of four 10lb bags. They aren’t cooking up thick cut fatty bacon to then crumble, you getting the scraps. (Think what’s left over after McDonalds gets their cut)
September 12, 20214 yr 21 hours ago, HenryJames said: Diced or gtfo. This. If a place is spooning regular scrambled eggs on a tortilla then adding a strip of bacon I know I’m in gringoville
September 12, 20214 yr 26 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said: This. If a place is spooning regular scrambled eggs on a tortilla then adding a strip of bacon I know I’m in gringoville If you’re eating an egg and bacon BT then you’re in gringoville. Chorizo or barbacoa for the win.
September 12, 20214 yr 13 minutes ago, TonyTexas said: Chorizo or barbacoa for the win. And machacado con huevo tacos.
September 12, 20214 yr I haven't bought a breakfast taco in about 10 years, but I make it as I preferred it; Roughly chopped, and generously sprinkled over the finished egg in the tortilla.
September 12, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, TonyTexas said: If you’re eating an egg and bacon BT then you’re in gringoville. Chorizo or barbacoa for the win. False. No authentic, self respecting place will just slap a strip of bacon on scrambled eggs and roll up the tortilla. The results of this poll are troubling. How could people favor such a lazy ass method of making breakfast tacos? You have to get the flavors all mixed up.
September 12, 20214 yr Grew up in the RGV and during my sports days are a bacon egg taco almost every morning. Diced or GTFO. Never saw strips until I moved north. Proper procedure: Fry the bacon to just short of crispy then rough dice. Cook the scrambled eggs in the bacon grease and stir in the diced bacon. Eat with plenty of salsa and/or pico de gallo. That way the eggs are all bacony and the whole thing is the same temperature.
September 12, 20214 yr On 9/11/2021 at 12:01 PM, hookemATL said: This is less about how the bacon enters the taco than how the bacon is cooked. If properly done, the bacon will crumble with each bite as a strip or you can pre crumble. If you undercook the bacon, you won’t be eating the taco either way because you would have killed yourself out of shame. You’ve never met Pato del Muerto, have you?
September 15, 20214 yr Crack eggs in bowl, add salt and pepper, and scramble. Chop bacon when still raw. Cook bacon low and slow in cast iron skillet. When bacon is cooked to your liking pour eggs onto skillet over bacon pieces. No, you do not drain the grease beforehand. Cook until eggs are done. Scoop into flour tortilla, and add any cheese or salsa you desire. Devour.
September 15, 20214 yr On 9/11/2021 at 12:01 PM, hookemATL said: This is less about how the bacon enters the taco than how the bacon is cooked. If properly done, the bacon will crumble with each bite as a strip or you can pre crumble. If you undercook the bacon, you won’t be eating the taco either way because you would have killed yourself out of shame. This is the correct answer
September 15, 20214 yr It seems like most of the Houston taco trucks/joints mix the bacon with the eggs. I suspect this is much cheaper and easier to prepare. I still picked bacon strips. A good crunchy piece of hotel quality bacon on a taco is delightful. Either way, I’m good with extra spicy green sauce.
September 15, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Somnio said: Crack eggs in bowl, add salt and pepper, and scramble. Chop bacon when still raw. Cook bacon low and slow in cast iron skillet. When bacon is cooked to your liking pour eggs onto skillet over bacon pieces. No, you do not drain the grease beforehand. Cook until eggs are done. Scoop into flour tortilla, and add any cheese or salsa you desire. Devour. This guy gets it!
September 15, 20214 yr When I do it at home, it’s chopped up, and the result is much more than 1 strip per taco. It’s also not burned to a crisp, so I guess I’m in the minority on both counts.
September 15, 20214 yr The only way to do a bacon and egg taco wrong is to make them with a damn flour tortilla [duck for incoming fire!]. Heavily grilled corn tortillas make for a much better taco experience.
September 15, 20214 yr 9 minutes ago, DalTxHornFan said: The only way to do a bacon and egg taco wrong is to make them with a damn flour tortilla [duck for incoming fire!]. Heavily grilled corn tortillas make for a much better taco experience. You're allowed to be wrong here. No big deal.
September 15, 20214 yr 8 hours ago, DalTxHornFan said: The only way to do a bacon and egg taco wrong is to make them with a damn flour tortilla [duck for incoming fire!]. Heavily grilled corn tortillas make for a much better taco experience. Yeah, you're getting negged, corn tortillas on breakfast tacos is ass, my dude.
September 15, 20214 yr 9 hours ago, DalTxHornFan said: The only way to do a bacon and egg taco wrong is to make them with a damn flour tortilla [duck for incoming fire!]. Heavily grilled corn tortillas make for a much better taco experience.
September 15, 20214 yr 10 hours ago, DalTxHornFan said: The only way to do a bacon and egg taco wrong is to make them with a damn flour tortilla [duck for incoming fire!]. Heavily grilled corn tortillas make for a much better taco experience.
September 15, 20214 yr On 9/11/2021 at 11:01 AM, hookemATL said: This is less about how the bacon enters the taco than how the bacon is cooked. If properly done, the bacon will crumble with each bite as a strip or you can pre crumble. If you undercook the bacon, you won’t be eating the taco either way because you would have killed yourself out of shame. 100% this. And it's also why whenever I order a bacon and egg, I'm also getting an insurance taco like a bean and cheese or potato and egg in case they fuck up the bacon. Same thing if you can't trust a place's carne guisada to be funky fatty chewy gristle. Insure your car. Insure your house. Insure your health. Insure your taco.
September 15, 20214 yr I'm fine with them either way. I PREFER lots of bacon, preferably kind of thick, chopped up and cooked until reasonably crisp, and mixed in with the eggs. But I'm also happy to get a taco from Taco Shack, where they use good, fluffy scrambled eggs and top it with a strip of bacon. Because either way.....there's bacon. Oh....and flour tortillas. This is the way. We are adjacent to northern Mexico, which is mostly flour tortilla country. It's the traditional base. And they hold up to the robust challenges of a breakfast taco.
September 15, 20214 yr 3 hours ago, Brisketexan said: I PREFER lots of bacon Edited September 15, 20214 yr by Dutch
October 16, 20214 yr The ONLY good thing about 11:00 am games: my wife’s Juan in a Million style breakfast tacos:
October 17, 20214 yr On 9/14/2021 at 11:17 PM, DalTxHornFan said: The only way to do a bacon and egg taco wrong is to make them with a damn flour tortilla [duck for incoming fire!]. Heavily grilled corn tortillas make for a much better taco experience. On 9/15/2021 at 7:30 AM, BurntOrange&White said: Yeah, you're getting negged, corn tortillas on breakfast tacos is ass, my dude. He is from Baja Oklahoma so give him a break. If your ordering "bacon" and not tocino your doing it wrong.
October 17, 20214 yr 10 hours ago, mdleast said: The ONLY good thing about 11:00 am games: my wife’s Juan in a Million style breakfast tacos: I say gotdamn.
October 17, 20214 yr On 9/11/2021 at 11:01 AM, hookemATL said: This is less about how the bacon enters the taco than how the bacon is cooked. If properly done, the bacon will crumble with each bite as a strip or you can pre crumble. If you undercook the bacon, you won’t be eating the taco either way because you would have killed yourself out of shame. This. Had bacon strip, egg, and cheese tacos this morning on way out the door to soccer games with the kids. Extra crispy. Nothing against the chop at all, and do that all the time, but crispy strip does very nicely.
October 17, 20214 yr On 9/14/2021 at 11:17 PM, DalTxHornFan said: The only way to do a bacon and egg taco wrong is to make them with a damn flour tortilla [duck for incoming fire!]. Heavily grilled corn tortillas make for a much better taco experience.
October 18, 20214 yr On 9/14/2021 at 11:17 PM, DalTxHornFan said: The only way to do a bacon and egg taco wrong is to make them with a damn flour tortilla [duck for incoming fire!]. Heavily grilled corn tortillas make for a much better taco experience. Shit I like a flour tortilla with a corn tortilla inside of that. Extra points if you melt cheese between them before you load it with eggs, bacon, potatoes, etc...... Edited October 18, 20214 yr by Steamboat1874
October 18, 20214 yr 37 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said: Shit I like a flour tortilla with a corn tortilla inside of that. Extra points if you melt cheese between them before you load it with eggs, bacon, potatoes, etc......
October 18, 20214 yr On 10/16/2021 at 1:44 PM, mdleast said: The ONLY good thing about 11:00 am games: my wife’s Juan in a Million style breakfast tacos: Her regular taco ain't bad, either.
October 20, 20214 yr On 10/18/2021 at 7:42 PM, Deej said: Her regular taco ain't bad, either. except for the sour cream...
October 20, 20214 yr I made some this morning actually....diced bacon (cooked to crispy in a cast iron skillet), scrambled eggs then I added a carolina reaper pepper (from my garden) for some heat
October 20, 20214 yr On 10/16/2021 at 1:44 PM, mdleast said: The ONLY good thing about 11:00 am games: my wife’s Juan in a Million style breakfast tacos: CAn we get a high level framework for these tacos.
October 20, 20214 yr 9 minutes ago, Anastasis said: CAn we get a high level framework for these tacos. I'll do you one better: here is the recipe we came across and that my wife initlally used (and has since perfected): https://www.macheesmo.com/breakfast-tacos/ Biggest takeaway from the recipe what has been mentioned in this thread before: dice up the bacon, fry it in the pan and put the eggs in with all of the bacon grease. Also, I don't put potatoes in my breakfast tacos. Potatoes are for suckers. Enjoy
October 20, 20214 yr On 10/16/2021 at 1:44 PM, mdleast said: The ONLY good thing about 11:00 am games: my wife’s Juan in a Million style breakfast tacos: Fresh japs vs. pickled japs and it's completely on.
October 21, 20214 yr 8 hours ago, mdleast said: I'll do you one better: here is the recipe we came across and that my wife initlally used (and has since perfected): https://www.macheesmo.com/breakfast-tacos/ Biggest takeaway from the recipe what has been mentioned in this thread before: dice up the bacon, fry it in the pan and put the eggs in with all of the bacon grease. Also, I don't put potatoes in my breakfast tacos. Potatoes are for suckers. Enjoy You wife's taco looks much better than what they throw together.
October 21, 20214 yr I'll also throw in that when you are making these (as opposed to a normal bacon and eggs breakfast where I eat leaner, less caloric center cut bacon from wherever), go for higher quality bacon. For these we used a dry cured hickory bacon from Central Market. Very tasty and way more calories (and flavor) than than the normal bacon we get).
October 21, 20214 yr On 10/20/2021 at 9:58 AM, EuroHorn said: except for the sour cream... Like that would turn off Uncle Boobs.
October 21, 20214 yr @immamac, I can see the quote button and reply to post this thread but not in some in DT and other places. Also, when I tried to DM you, it says I am allowed 0 messages in a day. I hope you can DM me with what is going on. I did a couple of contact admin messages but am seeing no admin responses. What? You have a life outside of here? No wai! Fixxy fixxy soon please. I feel less than human if I can' t reply to posts nor quote assholes in all of Surly.
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