Huevos Rancheros

Serves 6 people

Vegetable oil: as directed
Onion, minced: 1 cup
Garlic, mashed: 1 clove
Tomatoes, canned, Italian style, crushed : 28 oz can
Green chiles, canned, drained, seeded, minced: 4-oz can
Salt: 1 tsp
Sugar, granulated: ½-tsp
Black pepper: 1/8-tsp
Coriander, ground: 1/8-tsp
Tortillas, corn: 12
Eggs: 12
Avocado, ripe, thinly sliced: 1

Sauce: Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan. Add onion and garlic and cook over low heat until the onion becomes transparent, about 5 minutes.

Stir-in tomatoes, chiles, salt, sugar and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce to low and simmer uncovered for 1 hour. Stir occasionally.

Stir-in the coriander. Keep the sauce hot.

Tortillas: Pour oil into a small, heavy skillet to a deth of 1/8-inch. Heat over medium-high heat and fry the tortillas one at a time about 1 minute on each side, or until they are lightly browned. Add oil as needed.

Eggs: Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a 10-12-inch skillet. Carefully break 6 eggs into the hot oil and fry over medium heat until the whites are set, but yolks are still soft. Separate eggs with a spatula and place each egg on a tortilla. Repeat with the remaining eggs, adding oil as needed.

Presentation: Arrange six heated plates for serving. Overlap two tortillas on each plate.

Spoon a ring of sauce around each egg and garnish with avocado slices.

Serve extra sauce on the side.

Accompany with spicy refried beans.




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