Huevos Rancheros

A rich spicy Mexican breakfast dish, huevos rancheros. Mix up your breakfast or brunch with this simple but flavourful recipe.

Spicy egg breakfast dish.

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp Oil, I use rapeseed oil.
• 4 eggs (free-range)
• 1 onion finely diced.
• 1 red chilli finely chopped.
• 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped.
• 100g chorizo finely chopped
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1tin chopped tomatoes
• 1 large red pepper

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the onions, chorizo, chilli, garlic and oregano.
2. Fry gently until the onions soften and the rich oil of the chorizo is released.
3. Add the tomatoes and peppers and cook until the sauce has thickened and the peppers softened.
4. In the sauce make some little wells and break the eggs into them. Cover the pan and cook until the egg whites are firm.
5. The dish is ready and can be eaten as is or served on tortillas garnished with chopped corriander.

Notes

Roasted peppers bought in jars can be used or char your peppers for a roast pepper taste, to spice further add half a teaspoon of hot smoked paprika.

The basic dish consists of fried eggs served on lightly fried charred corn or flour tortillas topped with a Salsa Fresca, Pico de gallo, also called Salsa Fresca or salsa cruda, is a type of salsa commonly used in Mexican cuisine. It is traditionally made from chopped tomato, onion, Serrano peppers, with salt, cumin, lime juice, and coriander. Common accompaniments include refried beans, Mexican-style rice, and guacamole or slices of avocado, with coriander as a garnish

Variations using wheat flour tortillas instead of corn, and pureed chilli or enchilada sauce instead of tomato-chilli salsa Fresca, have appeared. Non-Mexican additions such as cheese, sour cream, and lettuce also have become common additions beyond the dish’s native range.