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Easy Huevos Rancheros Recipe

Fried eggs are served over crispy tortillas, and refried beans before getting topped with delicious salsa in this gluten-free easy huevos rancheros recipes
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: easy huevos rancheros, easy huevos rancheros recipe, huevos rancheros, huevos rancheros recipe, mexican breakfast recipe
Servings: 3 people

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil plus more as needed
  • ½ medium yellow onion – diced
  • 1 jalapeño pepper – seeded cored and finely chopped
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • 2 cloves garlic – finely chopped
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 15- ounce can black beans drained
  • ½ cup water
  • 6 corn tortillas
  • 1 tablespoon ghee or grass-fed butter
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 16- ounce jar red or green salsa of choice
  • 1/4 cup crumbled Cotija cheese or substitute queso fresco, goat cheese or feta cheese, for serving

Instructions

  • Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and heat until shimmering. Add the onions and jalapeño and season with a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft and translucent, around 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, 60 seconds. Add the cumin and oregano and cook, stirring, 60 seconds.
  • Add the beans and cook, stirring to coat, until they start to soften, around 3 minutes. Add water and cook, stirring to lift any brown bits off the bottom of the pan, until they form a loose paste. Using the back of a spatula, gently mash half of the beans. Taste for seasoning and adjust with salt as desired. Cover with a lid to keep warm and set aside.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a separate frying pan over medium. Working in batches, fry the tortillas in the hot oil until golden brown and slightly crispy, around 1 minute per side. Transfer fried tortillas to a plate lined with paper towel to absorb excess oil. Set aside.
  • To the same pan, add ghee and heat over medium-high heat until melted. Crack in the eggs and cook to desired doneness. Transfer eggs to a plate and set aside.
  • To the same pan, carefully pour in the salsa (it may splatter), and heat until warmed through, around 60 seconds.
  • Spread a layer of beans over each tortilla. Top each tortilla with a fried egg, spoon over some salsa and sprinkle with cheese. Enjoy immediately.

Notes

This recipe serves three people but can easily be adjusted to feed more or less.
Approximate 2 eggs and 2 tortillas per person.