Breakfast Burrito

Method

1. fry8 min
   medium, then remove bacon
   bacon in a dry skillet until the fat has rendered out and the meat is crisp; lift the bacon and leave the fat — that rendered fat, not the oil, is what the potatoes fry in
2. fry12 min
   medium, covered 6 min then uncovered
   + vegetable oil + diced potato + onion + half the salt, lid on first so the potatoes steam through, then lid off so the surface moisture leaves and they can actually brown. Crowding or skipping the covered phase gives you scorched cubes raw at the center
3. mix2 min
   off heat
   beaten eggs + remaining salt + black pepper, whisked only until the yolks disappear — salting now, before cooking, keeps the proteins from bonding as tightly and holds the curd tender
4. fry4 min
   low, stirring constantly
   butter + egg mixture in a clean pan, pulled off the heat while still visibly wet and glossy. Eggs carry enough residual heat to finish themselves; anything that looks done in the pan is overdone in the burrito, and overcooked egg weeps water that turns the tortilla to paste
5. cook2 min
   dry pan or 15 sec per side, high
   tortillas, until flexible and blistered in spots — a cold tortilla has stiff, dry gluten and will split along the fold no matter how gently you roll it
6. top3 min
   assembly
   cheese laid on the warm tortilla first so it melts into a glue + potatoes + bacon + soft eggs + drained salsa and optionals, all in a log across the lower third. Drain the salsa: free liquid is the single reason a burrito goes soggy from the inside
7. fold2 min
   seam side down
   sides in first, then roll the bottom edge up over the filling and pull it back toward you to tighten the log before finishing the roll — the tension is what holds it together in the hand
8. sear3 min
   medium-dry skillet, seam down first
   rolled burritos until each face is browned and the seam has set flat; the dry heat dehydrates the outer layer of the tortilla into a crust that both seals the seam and slows the filling's moisture from soaking through