Tex-Mex Skillet Breakfast - Migas Recipe
A wonderful Austin, Texas breakfast favorite made with eggs, peppers, tortilla strips and cheese served with salsa.
Ingredients
Tortilla Strips
- 4 corn tortillas cut into ½" wide strips about 2" long
- 1 cup vegetable oil for frying
Vegetables
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- ½ medium yellow onion diced
- ¼ cup red bell pepper stemmed, seeded and chopped
- ½ hatch chile or anaheim, poblano or jalapeno chiles - stemmed, seeded and cut into 14" squares.
- 1 clove garlic minced
Eggs
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 8 large eggs beaten
- 1 cup Oaxaca cheese or Jack cheese, grated
- kosher salt
- black pepper freshly ground
- 2 tablespoons cilantro chopped
- 1 cup fresh salsa for serving
Instructions
Prepare Tortilla Strips
- Heat 1 cup of vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat to 350°F. Add the tortilla strips and cook, stirring frequently, until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove tortillas strips from the hot oil and drain on paper towels.
Cook the Vegetables
- Carefully remove all but 2 tablespoons of the oil from the frying pan. Heat the remaining oil over medium heat. Add the onion, bell pepper and chiles and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 additional seconds. Season with salt and pepper and remove from heat.
Eggs
- Heat 4 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. When melted, add the eggs, vegetables and tortillas strips to the pan. Cook the egg mixture, stirring gently, until they begin to scramble. Add the cheese and cook for another minute until the cheese begins to melt. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with cilantro. Serve with salsa.
Notes
Be careful not to overcook the eggs. Alton Brown from the Food Network says, "If the eggs look done in the pan they will be overdone on the plate." The eggs should still be moist and look slightly undercooked in the pan because they will continue to cook on the plate.
Nutrition
Serving: 4gCalories: 594kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 27gFat: 45gSaturated Fat: 24gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 379mgSodium: 1117mgPotassium: 385mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1455IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 129mgIron: 2mg
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