Huevos Rancheros
A Latin breakfast staple with so many wonderful layers of flavor and texture.
Ingredients
Pico de Gallo
- 1 large vine ripened tomato, diced
- 1/2 small red onion, finely diced
- 1 small jalapeño, seeds removed, finely diced
- 1/4 cup of fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon of freshly squeezed lime juice
- a pinch of salt and black pepper
Refried Black Beans
- 15 ounces of black beans
- 1 clove of garlic, crushed or finely minced
- a pinch of cumin, onion powder and chipotle seasoning
- 1 tablespoon of butter
Spicy Ground Beef
- 8 ounces of ground beef
- 1 clove of garlic, crushed or finely minced
- 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon of taco or steak seasoning
Assembly
- 6 ounces corn, blistered
- 4 large eggs, cooked to your liking
- 4 tostadas or flour tortillas
- fresh cilantro, finely chopped (garnish)
- queso fresco or cojita, crumbled (garnish)
- sour cream (garnish)
- lime wedges
Instructions
Make the pico de gallo...
- Combine diced tomato, red onion and jalapeño with finely chopped cilantro in a small bowl
- Add 1 tablespoon of fresh lime juice and a pinch of salt and black pepper and set aside for now
Make the refried black beans...
- Add a 15oz can of black beans into a skillet over medium heat
- Add 1 crushed garlic clove and a pinch of cumin, onion powder and chipotle seasoning and bring to a simmer
- Add a tablespoon of butter and mash most of the beans
- Reduce the heat to low and allow the beans to reduce while you prepare the remaining ingredients
Make the spicy ground beef...
- Add 8 ounces of ground beef into a medium skillet over medium heat along with a crushed garlic clove, a teaspoon of taco or steak seasoning and a tablespoon of tomato paste
- Cook until browned and cooked through and then set aside
Make your blistered corn and eggs...
- Blister 6 ounces of corn in a dry skillet and set aside
- Cook your eggs to your liking
Assemble the huevos rancheros...
- Top your tortillas or tostadas with refried black beans, ground beef and eggs
- Top with blistered corn, pico de gallo and sour cream
- Garnish with crumbled queso fresco, fresh cilantro and lime wedges
- Enjoy!