Huevos Rancheros
Traditional Huevos Rancheros breakfast dish features perfectly fried eggs nestled on a bed of warm tortillas, topped with a homemade salsa, black beans and garnished with fresh cilantro.
Servings 2
Calories 952kcal
Ingredients
Salsa
- 2 medium tomatoes finely chopped
- 1 scallion finely chopped
- ¼ onion finely chopped
- ½ chili seeds removed and finely chopped
- Handful coriander finely chopped
Black Beans
- 400 grams / 14 ounces canned black beans drained and rinsed
- ½ fresh chili roughly chopped
Huevos Rancheros
- 1 tablespoon fresh chili finely chopped
- 4 tortillas warmed
- 4 eggs
Instructions
Salsa
- To make the salsa, combine the tomatoes, scallion, onion, chili and coriander, stir to combine.
- Press down with a fork to break the mixture up further until it resembles a chunky salsa. Set aside.
Black beans
- Place the black beans and chili in a saucepan on medium heat until simmering, adding in seasoning to taste.
- Remove from the heat and roughly 'mash' with a fork. Top with a lid to keep the heat in and set aside.
Assembly
- Fry the eggs, sunny side up until cooked to your preference.
- Warm the tortillas and place on the plate.
- Spoon the salsa on the side and black beans on top of the warmed tortillas, topping with the eggs.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- Corn tortillas: Corn tortillas are not only authentic, but add the best complimentary flavors to the toppings. If you cannot source corn tortillas or simply do not like them, replace with small flour tortillas.
- Black beans: Canned black beans were used to how quickly you can make them for the dish.
- Tomatoes: Medium vine tomatoes work perfectly here, however, any fresh tomatoes you can source work here.
- Eggs: The key ingredient here and room temperature will cook faster, however, you can use whichever you have or omit, if you prefer
- This version of huevos rancheros: There seems to be a thousand ways to eat huevos rancheros, but no recipe I have seen has come close to what I was served in Baja California so this is my version, recreated from my experience in Loreto.
- Preparing the beans and salsa: The salsa and black beans need some 'smushing' which can easily be done with a fork. You want both the black beans and the salsa to have chunks and the consistency is best achieved with a fork.
Nutrition
Calories: 952kcal