Shawnee Lodge Prime Rib Tex-mex Breakfast

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 lbs prime rib roast, cooked
• 8 large corn tortillas
• 12 ounces chunky salsa
• 1/2 head lettuce, finely shredded
• 12 ounces mexican blend cheese, shredded
• 4 ounces canned jalapeno slices, canned
• 15 ounces black beans, canned, drained and rinsed (optional)
• 16 ounces sour cream
• 1/4 cup chives, chopped
• 6 eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon table salt
• 1/4 cup whole milk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 quarts canola oil (optional)

Recipe

• 1 (it's possible to skip this step by simply baking your corn tortilla shells for about 8 minutes at 400-degrees f. -- the only difference will be that you will be piling the other ingredients onto a flat shell instead of a bowl-shaped one, and, of course, you won't have to contend with the fat and calories of the cooking oil.) for the "bowl-shaped" shells, get the canola oil very hot in a tall, large saucepan, one about 8 inches across, (the oil should be about 375-degrees f.). make sure that there's a good amount of headspace for the oil to be displaced by a second pan dipped down into the first one. slowly shove a corn tortilla down into the hot oil using a much smaller pan as a form, and to maintain the tortilla as flat as possible on the bottom.
• 2 deep-fry the tortilla for only about 40-60 seconds until it holds a bowl-shaped form then carefully remove it with tongs. allow each one to drip off on paper towels.
• 3 melt the butter in a non-stick skillet and make fluffy scrambled eggs over very low heat with a blend of the eggs, salt, and milk. do not brown the eggs. set aside when finished.
• 4 chop the cooked prime rib, or better yet, slice it very thin on a mandolin if you have one. heat it just slightly in the oven and then keep it in a warm place.
• 5 beginning with your "tortilla bowls" (or baked shells), layer the following ingredients either into, or, on to each one, in the proportions that you like: scrambled eggs, salsa, sliced prime rib, shredded lettuce, black beans (if using), jalapeno slices, shredded cheese.
• 6 you can microwave each serving for a few seconds just long enough to melt the cheese.
• 7 top with cold sour creme and chives.
• 8 serve with tabasco at the table.