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See the breakfast recipesBreakfast burrito over an open fire – egg, bacon and potato in a tortilla
Scrambled egg, bacon and potato rolled in a warm tortilla
- 4 burritos
- Time: 10 min + 20 min over the fire
- Difficulty: Easy
- 10 ingredients
- 9 steps
A breakfast burrito is the perfect breakfast when the day continues outdoors: scrambled egg, crispy potatoes, bacon and cheese rolled in a warm tortilla. It keeps you full all morning, can be eaten with your hands and can be wrapped in foil and taken along on the hike.
Everything is cooked in a single pan, in the right order, so nothing goes cold while the rest is frying. The last step is the most important: put the rolled burrito seam side down in the pan for a minute, so it "seals" and doesn't fall apart. If you fancy something simpler, our scrambled eggs with spinach over a fire makes a quicker breakfast.
Method
- At home: whisk the eggs, milk, salt and pepper in a tub with a tight-fitting lid. Dice the potatoes and snip the bacon into pieces.
- Let the fire burn down to an even bed of embers and heat the pan.
- Fry the bacon until crispy. Lift it out and leave the fat in the pan.
- Fry the potato cubes in the bacon fat until golden, 6–8 minutes. Lift them out.
- Lower the heat by moving the pan to the edge of the embers. Pour in the eggs and stir slowly until they are creamy but set.
- Warm the tortillas one at a time in the dry pan, a few seconds per side, so they become soft.
- Divide the potatoes, egg, bacon and cheese between the middle of each tortilla.
- Fold in the short sides and roll up tightly.
- Put the burritos seam side down in the pan and fry for 1–2 minutes per side, until the outside is golden and the cheese has melted.
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Taking them on the hike: wrap each burrito in foil straight away. They stay warm for a long time in your backpack – and there are more packed lunch ideas in our guide to outing food.
Tips for a burrito that holds together
- Warm the tortilla first. A cold tortilla cracks when you roll it.
- Not too much filling. About a fistful per burrito – otherwise it can't be rolled tightly.
- Seam side down. Frying the burrito seam side down makes it hold together without cocktail sticks.
- The eggs on low heat. They should be creamy – dry scrambled egg turns crumbly in the burrito. More tricks for the frying pan over embers can be found in cooking in the wild.
Breakfast burrito with kids
The kids can whisk the eggs in the tub (screw the lid on tightly), grate the cheese and fill their own burritos. An adult handles the pan over the fire. Small children and pregnant women should eat their eggs well cooked. More advice on cooking with kids can be found in cooking with children over a fire.
Vary the breakfast burrito
- Vegetarian: swap the bacon for black beans, peppers and onion.
- With sausage: fry sliced chorizo or falukorv instead of bacon.
- With pyttipanna: if you have leftover pyttipanna, you have a complete filling straight away.
- Spicy: mix jalapeño and a teaspoon of paprika into the eggs.
Common mistakes
- The tortilla is cold – it cracks.
- The eggs are fried over too high a heat – they become dry and rubbery.
- Too much filling – the burrito can't be rolled.
- The burrito isn't put in the pan seam side down – it opens up.
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All recipes →Frequently asked questions
Can you prepare breakfast burritos at home?
Yes. Make the whole burritos at home, wrap them in foil and heat them in the foil on the grate over the embers for 8–10 minutes. Turn them halfway through.
How do you store the eggs on a hike?
Whisk the eggs at home in a tub with a tight-fitting lid and keep it cold in the cool bag. Use the eggs the same day.
Can you freeze breakfast burritos?
Yes. Wrap them in foil and freeze them. Take them out the evening before and heat them in the foil over the embers in the morning.
Want more breakfast ideas? Try pancakes with bacon over a fire, cinnamon porridge with apple and lingonberries or browse all the recipes in breakfast and drinks by the fire.
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