HUEVOS RANCHEROS - MEXICAN STYLE BREAKFAST
Huevos Rancheros - Mexican Style Breakfast is a wholesome, filling, typical breakfast served at Mexican Farms. It basically eggs served on a corn tortilla, with refried beans or rice and a salsa. It is also known as Ranchers' Eggs.
Ingredients
FOR THE RANCHERO SAUCE: MAKES 1 CUP
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion peeled and diced
- 1 cup tomatoes finely chopped
- 1-2 jalapeño finely chopped
- 1 tsp chipotle powder
- ½ tsp smoked paprika powder
- 1 tsp garlic minced
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp oregano fresh or dried
- ½ cup water or stock
- ¼ cup cilantro chopped
- 1 tbsp lime juice
FOR HUEVOS RANCHEROS:
- 8 Corn Tortillas
- 1 cup red/black kidney beans cooked
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- ¼ cup tomato puree fresh
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- ¼ cup water
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp chipotle powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 cup ranchero sauce
- 1 medium avocado peeled and cut into slices
- ¼ cup coriander/cilantro chopped
- ¼ cup spring onion chopped
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tbsp oil + extra for the tortillas
- Oil or butter for fried eggs
- ½ cup cotija or feta cheese
Instructions
PREPARATION OF RANCHERO SAUCE:
- Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add chopped onion and jalapeño.
- Stir fry till it becomes soft and onion is light pink in colour.
- Add garlic and stir fry for a few seconds. Add the oregano and mix well.
- Add chopped tomatoes, salt, water or stock, chipotle, smoked paprika and coriander powders. Mix well.
- Cover the pan and cook till the tomatoes become soft.
- Allow the mixture to cool a bit. Add chopped cilanto and lime juice.
- Process in a food processor to a coarse or smooth sauce.
PREPARATION OF HUEVOS RANCHEROS
- First prepare the rancheros sauce. Check for recipe here.
- To prepare the refried beans, heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan.
- Add onion and stir fry till it becomes soft.
- Add garlic paste and stir fry for a few seconds.
- Add tomato puree, water, salt, paprika, chipotle powder and coriander powder. Mix well.
- Partially mash the cooked beans and add to the tomato mixture.
- Cover the pan and let the mixture cook for 5-10 minutes. Stir occasionally so that the mixture does not burn at the bottom.
- Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Spread a bit of oil over the pan.
- Put one tortilla in the pan. Let it cook till small bubbles appear.
- Flip and cook the other side adding little oil.
- Keep the shallow fried tortilla on a plate.
- Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
- Keep the tortillas warm in the oven at low heat till you prepare the eggs.
- Add some oil or butter in a frying pan over medium to low heat.
- Crack an egg and fry it.
- To assemble the huevos rancheros take one or two fried tortilla. Spread about a tablespoon or two of the refried beans over it.
- Put the fried egg on top of it.
- Put a few avocado slices. Sprinkle cheese, coriander and spring onion over it. Serve with rancheros sauce.
- Repeat the above steps with the remaining tortillas and eggs.
Notes
- Can serve with guacamole, some refried rice, green salsa sauce.
- Eggs can be scrambled instead of fried.
- Nowadays wheat flour tortillas are also used for this dish.
- If you don't have chipotle powder, then use normal red chili powder.
- The ranchero sauce stays in the fridge for a week.
- Can serve 2 eggs per person.