Huevos Rancheros

Easy huevos rancheros recipe

Huevos Rancheros is a classic Mexican breakfast. The story says that this traditional Mexican dish was very popular on Mexican farms. It was given as breakfast to Mexican ranchers after they had completed their chores. It’s a great breakfast dish to enjoy on a Sunday morning.

Authentic Huevos Ranchero

The basic dish consists of fried eggs served on lightly fried soft corn tortillas or flour tortillas topped with a pico de gallo. beans Mexican-style rice, slices of avocado, or guacamole and queso fresco. Is usually garnished with cilantro. However, if you are making them at home you can substitute or add different ingredients to your liking.

Make it your way…

If you are not a fan of pico you can substitute it for a salsa verde, green chile sauce, enchilada sauce, or ranchero sauce.

As far as the beans, there are many substitutions you can use. Leftover beans from the night before. Can beans or refried beans you can easily get from the grocery store nowadays. You can use your favorite beans whether they are red pinto beans, black beans, or a combination of both. You could even add some chili to the recipe. To make this recipe your favorite way.

Cheese

Authentic Mexican recipe calls for a cotija cheese which is a firm milk white cheese. Its flavor is salty and milky. It’s very similar to feta cheese. Again, you can substitute the cheese for queso fresco, cheddar cheese, Monterey jack cheese or your favorite cheese.

My recipe

My huevos rancheros recipe was influenced by Mexican and Colombian dishes my parent made or dishes I have had at local Latin restaurants. I decided to use pinto beans and guiso or hogao for my recipe. Hogao is a warm salsa that is the base for many Colombian dishes. Is a delicious combination of tomatoes, garlic, white onion some seasoning, and cilantro. For the cheese, I decided to go with queso fresco. This has quickly become one of my favorite Mexican breakfasts.

Ingredients

• Can of Pinto
• Soft Corn Tortillas
• 4 eggs
• Garlic
• White Onion
• Tomato
• Cilantro
• Green Onion
• Smoked Paprika
• Mrs. Dash’s Onions and Herbs
• Cumin
• Goya seasoning
• Chili Powder
• Butter
• Queso Fresco
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• Avocado

Directions

1. In a small saucepan place the beans and add a pinch of cumin, smoked paprika, Mrs. Dash onions and herbs, goya, salt, and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and simmer for 4-5 minutes.

2. Chop tomatoes, onions, garlic, and cilantro, Place in a medium saucepan on the stove and add a little olive oil at medium-high heat. stir occasionally. Add 1 tablespoon of butter. Once is boiling bring the heat down and let simmer for 4 -5 minutes.

3. Add some of the guiso warm sauce to the beans and stir.

4. In a large non-stick pan at medium-low heat add a little oil and a tablespoon of butter and add your eggs. You can fry the egg sunny side up or over easy. As long as you have a runny egg yolk.

5. In a separate smaller pan on medium heat. Warm-up and slightly toast small corn tortillas.

6. Once warm-up and slightly toasted place on a plate. Place a couple of tablespoons full beans onto the warm tortilla.

7. Place 1 over-easy egg on top of the beans.

8. Add the sauce of your choice. In the recipe, I decided to add the guiso.

9. Add the cheese.

10. Add Cilantro for garnish and enjoy!!