Huevos rancheros Options

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Title :: Huevos rancheros
Author :: ladygorb
Category :: Breakfast Foods
Ingredients ::

• Four 6-inch corn tortillas
• 1 cup canned refried beans
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or vegetable oil
• 8 large eggs
• salt and black pepper, freshly ground
• 1/2 cup grated Monterey Jack
• 1 avocado
• 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
• 1/2 cup prepared salsa
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped
• 1 green onion, white and green parts, thinly sliced on the bias

Description ::
Huevos rancheros, with their avocados, sour cream and salsa, can start the day perfectly, followed by quesadillas and guacamole for lunch and chili verde (green chili) for dinner. Huevos Rancheros are a perfect dish to serve on Cinco de Mayo, the popular Mexican holiday.

Cinco de Mayo, "May 2", is the Mexican holiday that's the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.
On that day, the Mexican forces under General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated French invaders at Puebla. It took them five more years to drive out the French, but the victory gave the Mexicans hope that they could triumph. Both Mexicans in Mexico and Mexican-Americans in the southwestern United States (especially Arizona, Texas and southern California) commemorate the day with parades, speeches, feasts and dancing.

Foods that include the predominant colors of the Mexican flag, green, white and red, are especially suitable for the feasts. And if you plan it right, they need not be served only at dinner.


Huevos Rancheros

Preheat the broiler.

Heat the tortillas by toasting them one at a time in a dry cast-iron skillet or directly over a gas flame until lightly toasted.

Place on a baking sheet, spread each tortilla with 1/4 cup of refried beans, and cover to keep warm.

Working in batches as needed, heat the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until it is very hot but not smoking and the foaming has subsided.

Crack the eggs directly into the hot butter and reduce the heat to medium-low or low.

Fry the eggs, shaking the pan occasionally to keep the eggs from sticking.

Season the eggs with salt and pepper.

Fry to the desired doneness, about 2 minutes for sunny-side up, 3 minutes for medium yolks, and 4 minutes for hard yolks.

Or, once the whites are just opaque, turn the eggs and cook for 30 seconds more for over easy, 1 minute more for over medium or 2 minutes more for over hard.

Top each tortilla with 2 fried eggs and 2 tablespoons of the grated cheese.

Slide the tortillas under the broiler to melt the cheese.

Meanwhile, dice the avocado and toss with the lime juice to prevent the avocado from discoloring.

Top each serving with 2 tablespoons salsa and 2 tablespoons sour cream.

Divide the avocado among the tortillas.

Garnish each tortilla with 1 tablespoon cilantro and 1 tablespoon green onion, and serve.

Makes 4 servings.



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Nice one my lady!