Homesick Texan's Migas

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk or 1/4 cup half-and-half
• 1/3 cup peanut oil
• 4 corn tortillas, cut into strips
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 4 jalapeno peppers, diced
• 1 cup longhorn cheddar cheese or 1 cup monterey jack cheese
• 1 -2 cup salsa
• 1 cup cilantro
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 whisk together eggs and milk in a bowl. add a dash of salt and pepper.
• 2 heat oil to medium high in a large skillet. add tortilla strips and cook for about 3 minutes, turning once.
• 3 use slotted spoon to remove tortilla strips to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• 4 pour off excess oil, reserving about 2t in the skillet.
• 5 cook jalapenos and onions in the remaining oil for a couple of minutes.
• 6 add eggs and return tortilla strips to the skillet.
• 7 allow to set on the bottom (about 1 minute), then stir gently.
• 8 cook until almost the desired level of egg moisture is reached.
• 9 sprinkle cheese on top and continue to cook until melted.
• 10 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 11 top with salsa and cilantro.
• 12 serve immediately with refried beans and warm tortillas.