Huevos rancheros

These eggs are inspired by the meals served on rural Mexican farms.

• serves

  4

• prep

  10 minutes

• cook

  30 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

Ingredients

• 4 lightly fried wheat tortillas
• 8 fried eggs
• grated queso fresco*, and coriander leaves, to serve

Spicy tomato sauce

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 800 g tomatoes, peeled, chopped
• 2 jalapeño peppers or long green chillies, finely chopped
• 70 g (¼ cup) tomato purée
• ½ cup coriander leaves and stems, finely chopped

Instructions

To make spicy tomato sauce, heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook for 5 minutes or until softened. Add tomatoes, jalapeños, tomato purée and coriander leaves and stems, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until thickened. Season with salt and pepper. Makes 1½ cups.

To serve, top each tortilla with 2 fried eggs, spicy tomato sauce, grated queso fresco and coriander leaves.

Note

Queso fresco is a soft, mild cheese made from cow’s milk. Substitute mozzarella.

As seen in Feast Magazine, Issue 14, pg80.

Photography by Derek Swalwell 

Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.