Migas

Every family in the Valley probably has their
own recipe for Migas, and this is mine.

Ingredients:

corn tortillas-10 or more cut into strips
onion-1/4 to 1/2 c. chopped
tomato, chopped
1-2 jalapenos, seeded and diced
oil
4 eggs-beaten


Directions:

1. Cut tortillas into strips about the width of a
pencil. Cut strips into shorter strips
approximately 1"- 1 1/2" long. Some people
just tear the tortillas into pieces. I just happen
to like the look of cut strips better, so that's
what I usually do.

2. Put enough oil in the pan as needed and fry
the tortillas strips until very crispy on both
sides. You don't want the strips to float in the
oil, you just need enough to be able to get
them crispy. You want the strips very, very  
crispy because later you are going to add
onion and jalapenos and tomatoes etc. and this
will make the tortillas mushy if they are not
very crisp. If you want them mushy, disregard
this.

3. Add the chopped onion and jalapeno to the
strips and saute briefly until lightly browned. If
you need to add a little more oil, do it.

4.Add tomato and saute lightly.

5.Add eggs and cook until done, stirring
occasionally.

6.Add salt and pepper to taste. I put lots of
pepper!

Note: The ingredients are approximate. You
can add more tortillas if you want the dish
more "tortilla-y" and less if you don't. You can
also add more eggs and serve more people
and/or make the dish more "egg-y." 2
jalapenos makes the dish very hot and 1
makes it medium. Some people like to add
chopped garlic in with the onion and some
people substitute picante sauce for the tomato
and omit the jalapeno. It all works and it all
tastes great. I have tried baking the strips in
the oven until toasty for a healthier effect and it
does work, although it's not quite as tasty, in
my opinion. Drat!

This is one of my favorite dishes and if I'm
making it you know I'm in a good mood,
because it is a lot of trouble sometimes.
Chopping, chopping, chopping...