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Huevos Rancheros

Mexico's ranch-style breakfast: crisp-edged corn tortillas topped with fried eggs and a quick tomato and chile sauce. Add beans, avocado or cheese if you want it heartier. Adapted from “Huevos Rancheros” in the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Doubled the eggs and tortillas to serve 2, with 6 tomatoes instead of 4 for the sauce; the chiles and chili powder given set amounts. Photo: Luca Nebuloni, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Huevos Rancheros (11494813583)”).

33 min31 min hands-onServes 2Easy
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Ingredients13

2 servings

Ranchero sauce

To assemble

Method8 steps

  1. Score the tomatoes6, dip them in boiling water for 30 seconds, then peel, seed and chop them.

  2. Chop the onion1, mince the garlic1 clove and finely chop the chiles1.

    5 min Can start right away
  3. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat and cook the onion and garlic until soft but not brown, 4–5 minutes.

  4. Add the tomatoes, chiles, chili powder½ tsp, sugar½ tsp, a pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Lower the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken.

    Hands-off After steps 1 & 3
  5. Stir in the cilantro1 tbsp, turn off the heat and cover the pan to keep the sauce warm.

    1 min
  6. Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp oil in a second pan and fry the tortillas4 for about 30 seconds per side until lightly crisp. Drain on paper towels.

    After step 3
  7. Add the remaining oil to the second pan and fry the eggs4 sunny-side up.

    4 min
  8. Put two tortillas on each plate, top with the eggs and spoon over the ranchero sauce.

    2 min After steps 5 & 7
Smart cooking plan

Smart cooking plan

33 min total · 31 min hands-on· saves 8 min vs. one-by-one

  1. 1
    Score the tomatoes, dip them…
  2. 2
    Chop the onion, mince…
  3. 3
    Heat 1 tbsp oil…
  4. 4
    Add the tomatoes, chiles, chili…
  5. 6
    Heat 1 tbsp oil…
  6. 7
    Add the remaining oil…
  7. 5
    Stir in the cilantro, turn…
  8. 8
    Put two tortillas on each…
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By @soucrunch · Published

Mexican · vegetarian · gluten-free · dairy-free · nut-free · breakfast · lunch

Source: en.wikibooks.org

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