Best Spanish Migas Recipes

MIGAS - SPANISH STYLE

Steps:

• Dice bread up small.
• Place bread in a large bowl and sprinkle with enough water to moisten bread.
• Sprinkle with salt and stir.
• Sprinkle with paprika and stir.
• Cover with damp cloth and leave to sit overnight.
• The next morning heat the olive oil in a deep skillet, over medium heat.
• Cut the garlic cloves in half and throw in the oil until lightly brown, then discard.
• Add the crumbled chorizo, ham and bacon, cook until almost done.
• Add the cubed bread with its seasoning.
• Toss the bread so that it thoroughly soaks up the oil and begins to crisp on the outside.
• The bread will turn red from the paprika, this is good.
• You want the bread to be crispy on the outside and soft and tender on the inside. (This is the secret to good migas!).
• For Migas de Vendimia, add grapes to your migas:) This would be done in wine growing areas at harvest time.

SPANISH MIGAS

Steps:

• Heat oil frying pan over a medium heat.
• Add diced streaky bacon, stirring constantly
• Add chopped garlic, again stirring constantly.
• Add breadcrumbs to streaky bacon & garlic & stir contiuously.
• Continue to stir until all breadcrumbs are coated in oil & are browned.
• Add chopped parsley by sprinkling on top of Migas.
• Serve hot straight onto plates or tapas dishes.

SPANISH MIGAS

Steps:

• Wrap bread crumbs in a moist cloth and leave 8 hours to overnight.
• When ready to cook, heat oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• Add bread cubes to the oil and cook until browned. Add more oil if necessary, and stir in bread crumbs, paprika, garlic, and salt. Cook and stir until browned.
• Remove from the heat. Mix all ingredients together to serve.

SPANISH-STYLE MIGAS WITH CHORIZO, PEPPERS, AND KALE

Steps:

• In a large cast iron skillet, combine olive oil, lightly salted pork belly, and garlic cloves and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until fat has rendered and pork belly is crisp, about 8 minutes. Add chorizo and continue to cook until it's lightly browned and oil takes on a deep-orange hue, about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer pork belly, chorizo, and garlic to a medium bowl and set aside; discard garlic.
• Increase heat to medium-high and heat until shimmering. Add bell and Anaheim peppers to skillet, season lightly with salt, and cook, stirring frequently, until pepper skins are lightly blistered and browned, about 3 minutes. Add kale to skillet, reduce heat to medium, and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until kale is slightly wilted and softened, about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer vegetables to bowl with pork belly and chorizo. Set aside.
• Add bread in an even layer to skillet, drizzle water over top, and cook, stirring frequently with metal spatula to evenly coat with oil mixture. Season with salt to taste, and continue to cook, stirring and breaking up bread into smaller pieces with spatula, while occasionally scraping bottom of the skillet to prevent bread from sticking and scorching. Continue to cook, stirring and scraping frequently, until mixture is broken down into small crumbs, 1- to 2-inch pieces, and bread is light golden brown and crisp but not hard, 15 to 20 minutes. If bread begins to get too dark, reduce heat to medium-low and sprinkle bread with additional water, 1 tablespoon at a time, as needed.
• To finish, sprinkle migas with pimentón and stir until bread is evenly coated and mixture is aromatic, about 30 seconds. Add vegetable and chorizo mixture to skillet, stir to combine and season to taste with salt. Remove from heat. If serving with fried eggs, transfer migas to serving bowl and cover loosely with aluminum foil to keep warm. Wipe out skillet and fry eggs. Divide migas into individual bowls, sprinkle with parsley, and top with fried eggs. Serve immediately.