Catalan migas with bacon and garlic
Catalan recovery dish: stale bread soaked in water, then fried with garlic, and finally topped with fried bacon and grapes.
Migas are a recovery dish: stale bread is fried in a pan with garlic and bacon, creating a simple yet delicious meal.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time20 min
- Total35 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodFrying in a pan
- Estimated cost$6.52 $1.63 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $3.05
- $1.98
- $0.36
- $0.59
- $0.03
- $0.51
Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Cut the hard bread into pieces and lightly moisten it, but not so much that it becomes soggy, so that it retains its texture.
- In a frying pan with oil, brown the bacon and set it aside.
- In the same frying pan, sauté the garlic, then add the bread and stir constantly.
- Once the bread has turned golden brown, turn off the heat and arrange the reserved bacon on top. ≈ 3 min
The bill
Catalan migas with bacon and garlic
- 250 g of bacon$3.05
- Two slices of yesterday’s bread$1.98
- 4 cloves of garlic$0.36
- olive oil$0.59
- salt$0.03
- A few grapes$0.51
Total$6.52
that's $1.63 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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