Huevos Rancheros
Posted: 06 March '12 by Kelly
Huevos Rancheros
With a stack of tortilla wraps left over from our Fish Tacos, there really is only one solution – making Huevos Rancheros for breakfast!
As well as using up all of those left-overs, these Mexican “ranch eggs” really deliver on taste: spicy tomato sauce, runny fried eggs and the bite of strong cheddar cheese – heaven!
There are lots of variations on the recipe – with avocado, refried beans, and so on – but this is our favourite.
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Makes 2 hearty servings
Duration: 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion, roughly chopped
- 1 clove of garlic, chopped
- 1 can of chopped tomatoes
- 2 red chillies, deseeded and roughly chopped
- 4 tortilla wraps
- 4 fresh eggs
- 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
- A little mature cheddar cheese, grated
- A glug of olive oil
- A pinch of caster sugar (optional)
You’ll also need a saucepan and a non-stick frying pan.
Method
- Pour the olive oil into a saucepan, followed by the onion, garlic and chillies, and place the saucepan over a low heat.
- When the onion has softened and become translucent, add the tomatoes and increase the heat to medium.
- Stirring regularly, allow the sauce the reduce and thicken, so a spoon can pass through the sauce and leave a clear trail.
- Taste the sauce – if it’s a little harsh, try adding a pinch of sugar.
- Reduce the heat completely, allowing the sauce to stay warm as you make the rest of the meal.
- Pour a little olive oil into your frying pan and warm the tortilla over a low heat.
- When the tortilla has warmed through, set them to one side.
- In the same saucepan, add more olive oil and crack your eggs into the pan, allowing them to cook slowly – you really need firm whites and runny yolks for this.
- When the eggs are ready, sprinkle the coriander into the chilli sauce.
- Spoon a couple of tablespoons of the chilli sauce onto the side of a plate, place the warmed tortilla onto the plate, followed by two fried eggs on top of the tortilla. Lastly, sprinkle the cheese on top of the eggs and serve.
Enjoy!
Full of flavour - our recipe for Huevos Rancheros
Tags: breakfast, mexican food, recipe, spicy
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