Monday, February 20, 2012

Leftover Brisket Breakfast Tacos (LBBT)

Ah, brisket. The first day is delicious, but soon enough you start running out of ideas on what to do with all this left over meat. The first thing you should do, is freeze maybe half of it. Do this so you don't get burned out, and then you'll have some for later.
Here are some ideas for left over brisket:
Sandwiches, of course
Quesadillas
Nachos
Chili
Queso (use the recipe for velveeta and rotel but substitute brisket for the meat, it's delicious!)
Empanadas
BBQ pizza
Enchiladas
Burritos
Ragu
Hash
The list is endless. But I'm going to give two recipes that are so good and so easy, you'll love them.
Brisket Lettuce Wraps
You can be real creative with this one. All you need is some large lettuce leaves, shredded brisket, red onions (chopped), yellow corn, shredded cheese, and a mild bbq sauce (black beans work well in this too). Add or remove ingredients as you choose. Put each ingredient in its own bowl/container and set up a sort of assembly line so that each person creates their own wrap.
Left over Brisket Breakfast Tacos (LBBT)
This recipe feeds 2, double to feed 4
1 med/lg potato
1/2 medium yellow onion
2 large eggs
1 Tablespoon milk
1/4 to 1/2 cup green chiles (I used Hatch chiles and it was amazing)
about 1/3 lb leftover brisket
2 Tablespoons oil
Salt and Pepper

       Heat oil in skillet over medium heat. Dice the potato and slice the onion, fry in the oil until browned. While potato and onion are cooking, combine milk and eggs in a bowl and whisk until well blended. When potato/onion are done cooking, drain on paper towels and set aside. Place brisket (shredded) and green chiles in hot skillet and heat through. Push the meat/chile mixture to one side of the pan and pour the egg mixture onto the other side. Scramble the eggs and toss with the meat once they are done. Now add the potato/onions back into the pan and stir.
       Serve on flour or corn tortillas with shredded mild cheddar and Herdez salsa. Enjoy!