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June 16, 2005

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This is a fast easy breakfast, and an excellent way to use up stale tortillas or leftover tacos. In fact, if you live near a tacqueria that specializes in quisados (stews), that's the best of all, because the tortilla will have absorbed all the lovely juice.

2 eggs
leftover soft taco on corn tortilla OR stale corn tortillas
a smidge of mexican or cheddar or jack cheese
leftover vegetables or beans
mexican sauce or salsa
  1. Take whatever leftovers you have, and chop them into smallish (1/2" square) pieces. Stale tortilla can be easily crushed or broken by hand or by molcajete y tejolote. Slice or crumb cheese if you use it.
  2. Get out a smallish fry pan, put it over low heat, and crack two eggs into it. Scramble them with a chopstick or something. It doesn't matter if you have chunks of yolk and chunks of white. Add your chopped leftovers and stir to combine. Sprinkle cheese on top. Cover.
  3. Let everything heat through, the egg set, and the cheese melt. Then, take off the heat and plate. Serve with mexican sauces like crema, ranchero, tomatillo sauce, or fresh salsa.

Posted at June 16, 2005

Comments

I just had this the other day, though I call it "migas". Yum!

Posted by: Megan at June 16, 2005 1:11 PM