These Thai Scrambled Egg Tacos take creamy scrambled eggs packed with spicy Thai flavors and serve them on tortillas for a breakfast you'll dream about!
Three things you should know about me:
- I am ALWAYS in the mood for Thai food.
- Scrambled is probably my least preferred way of eating eggs. But considering how much I love eggs, "least favorite" is not saying much.
- I wish it were socially acceptable to eat salad-fulls of basil. I also wish it were socially acceptable to use the word salad-full. I'm doing it anyway.
It's kind of self-explanatory as to why I'm always in the mood for Thai food. Because it's the best food ever. Super flavorful, often spicy, and generally involving a lot of basil. Also, Sriracha. Lots and lots of Sriracha. Why don't I love scrambled eggs? Because they are so easy to mess up and make mediocre. And usually when you order them out or get them at a buffet, they are basically disgusting. Eggs are one of my favorite foods in the world, so eating flavorless icky-consistency eggs makes me almost as sad as I am when my dog sleeps under the bed instead of cuddling with me. But really, if you know how to make scrambled eggs well and you do it right, they can actually be quite fabulous.
THAI SCRAMBLED EGG TACOS RECIPE
Scrambled eggs done right with Thai flavors and lots of basil... OH and in TACO form? Now we're talking. I made these Thai Scrambled Egg Tacos a few weekends ago and learned two lessons: 1) scrambled eggs can be awesome and 2) Thai food is totally acceptable for breakfast.
Light and fluffy scrambled eggs are heaven! And the eggs in these tacos are certainly light and fluffy thanks to the fact that they're made with coconut milk. And the constant care given to these eggs while making them. Start by beating the eggs, coconut milk, and salt and pepper in a bowl. Beat them really well because you want to make sure you're incorporating lots of air into them to make them nice and fluffy.
Add coconut oil to a skillet over medium-low heat and cook your Thai peppers before adding in the eggs. Let the eggs sit for a a few seconds and then use a spatula to push the eggs back and forth across the pan. After doing this for about 1-2 minutes (eggs should be softly set as they'll continue cooking a bit off the heat), remove the skillet from the heat.
Stir in tomatoes, red pepper, and basil.
And divide them between warmed flour or corn tortillas to finish off these Thai scrambled egg tacos.
If scrambled eggs were always like this, they'd definitely move up on my list of egg preparation preferences. Though I'm not sure you'll ever be able to beat a nice and runny sunny-side up egg. Or a perfectly poached egg (especially if it's on an English muffin covered in hollandaise sauce).
I'm not sure what it is I love about basil so much, but I'm not kidding when I say I could eat it by the bushel. I especially love it in Thai dishes with heat because it offers a nice refreshing touch. Probably also why I love pesto so much.
And these scrambled egg tacos definitely involved some spice. But you can, of course, control the spice levels to your liking. Let's be honest, not everyone wants to have their mouth on fire before they even get out of their pajamas for the day. You can use fewer Thai peppers in the eggs and obviously lighten up on the Sriracha.
Or just load up on the basil in the Thai scrambled egg tacos and let it cool you down. I'm not so sure that hot coffee would be the perfect accompaniment to this dish... But I have been wanting to try to make Thai iced coffee and I have a feeling that would be the perfect match.
Of course, breakfast for dinner is a thing, too. And some sort of gin and basil concoction would make a dreamy pairing. Oh, I almost forgot the avocado. Don't do that. Remember the avocado. You could put it right in the tacos or keep it on the side. In any event, avocado works for any meal of the day, especially when eggs are involved.
Would you eat Thai food in your pajamas first thing in the morning?
If you're looking for more Thai-inspired dishes, be sure to check out my Thai Beef Basil with Coconut Rice or my Chicken Pad Thai! For more delicious scrambled eggs, check out this Scrambled Egg Toast from Well Plated!
Thai Scrambled Egg Tacos
Ingredients
- 8 large eggs
- 1 Tbsp coconut milk in carton
- Salt and pepper
- 2 tsp coconut oil
- 3 Thai chili peppers diced
- ¼ cup chopped tomato
- ¼ cup diced red pepper
- 12 basil leaves roughly chopped
- 6 small flour or corn tortillas warmed
- Sriracha sauce if desired
- Avocados peeled, pitted, and sliced; for serving
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, beat eggs with coconut milk and salt and pepper.
- Heat coconut oil in a medium-sized non-stick skillet over medium-low heat.
- Add Thai chili peppers to pan and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Pour eggs into skillet and let sit for a couple seconds. Then, using a spatula, push the eggs from one side of the skillet to the other, back and forth, for 1-2 minutes until eggs are mostly cooked, but just a little runny. Remove skillet from the heat and let sit for another 30 seconds to finish cooking.
- Stir chopped tomatoes, red pepper, and basil into eggs.
- Spoon scrambled eggs onto warmed tortillas and top with Sriracha sauce and additional basil.
- Serve with avocado on side or on top of tacos.
Juliana says
I love this version of egg tacos...and yes, I love Thai too...
Have a great week Sues 🙂
Mir says
You can't get better than Thai. Whenever I'm having my drunken noodles with basil, life is just so happy.
And now you can start the day with all that love. These are brilliant!