Huevos Rancheros
Fried eggs, ranchera sauce, refried beans and warm tortillas.
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Ranchera sauce is the lazy weeknight backbone - make it once in a big batch, eat it on eggs Monday, on rice Tuesday, on a chicken thigh Wednesday. Pre-make and you can be eating in 8 min.
Ingredients
Everything below makes 4 servings.
- 8eggs
- 5 mediumRoma tomatoeshalved
- 1jalapeñostem removed
- ½ mediumwhite onionquartered
- 3garlic clovessmashed
- 1 tspground cumin
- 1 tspdried oregano (Mexican preferred)
- 1 cancanned refried beans (vegetarian - check label for lard)verify can is labeled vegetarian/lard-free - many traditional brands contain lard, which breaks vegetarian and halal
- 8corn tortillas
- 2avocadosliced
- ¼ cupfresh cilantrochopped
- 1limecut into wedges
- 3 tbspolive oil
- 1 tspkosher salt
In the app these rescale to however many people you're feeding.
Nutrition
Per serving, as written.
- 580calories
- 24gprotein
- 50gcarbs
- 32gfat
Swaps move these numbers. A different protein or base changes them.
Instructions
Knife work first, then the stove. Nothing below asks you to chop while something burns.
- Halve tomatoes. Stem jalapeño. Quarter ½ medium white onion. Smash 3 garlic cloves.
- Slice avocado. Chop cilantro. Wedge lime.
Char and blend ranchera
Heat large skillet over medium-high dry. Char tomatoes (cut side down), jalapeño, onion, garlic 5-6 min total. Transfer to blender with cumin, oregano, salt. Blend smooth.
8 min · hands onSimmer sauce
Heat olive oil in same skillet over medium. Pour blended sauce in carefully, simmer 8 min until thickened slightly. Taste salt.
8 min · hands offWarm beans and tortillas
In small skillet, warm refried beans with a splash of water and pinch salt over low. Warm corn tortillas in a dry skillet 20 sec per side.
6 min · hands onFry eggs
Heat olive oil in same small skillet over medium. Crack in eggs at a time, season with pinch salt. Fry sunny-side up 3-4 min until whites set and yolks runny. Repeat with remaining 4.
8 min · hands onPlate
Layer on each plate: 2 warm tortillas, spread of refried beans, 2 fried eggs on top, generous ladle of ranchera sauce around the eggs. Top with avocado slices, cilantro, lime wedge.
3 min · hands onMake it yours
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Crumble 8 oz extra-firm tofu, sauté 4 min with turmeric and salt.
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What keeps
Ranchera sauce and refried beans hold 4 days. Eggs MUST be fresh - fried eggs do not reheat.
Assemble at serving time.
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