Huevos Banderas Recipes

HUEVOS RANCHEROS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400º.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Add onions and cook until soft, 5 minutes. Season with cumin, chili powder, and salt.
• Add black beans and salsa to skillet and stir to combine.
• Sprinkle all over with cheese, then create four wells with a spoon and crack in eggs. Season with salt.
• Bake until egg whites are set and yolks still runny, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Plate on top of tostada. Garnish with avocado and cilantro, then drizzle with hot sauce and sour cream.

HUEVOS RANCHEROS

Steps:

• For the ranchero sauce: Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F and put the tomatoes, garlic cloves and onion on a rimmed baking sheet. Roast the vegetables, turning occasionally, until blistered and charred in spots, about 35 minutes. When cool enough to handle, remove the papery skins from the garlic.
• Meanwhile, bring a small pot of water to a boil. Add the ancho chiles, cover, and remove from the heat. Let sit for 10 minutes, then drain and pat dry.
• Put the vegetables and any juices from the baking sheet into a blender. Add the ancho chiles, 1/2 teaspoon each chopped chipotle and adobo sauce and 1/2 teaspoon salt and blend until fairly smooth. Taste; if you want the sauce spicier, stir in the remaining chopped chipotle and adobo sauce.
• Heat the oil in a medium pot over medium heat. Add the sauce (it will sizzle) and 1/3 cup water and cook, stirring, until thickened but pourable, about 5 minutes. Taste and season with salt as necessary. Cover and keep warm over low heat. If the sauce thickens too much, add 1 tablespoon of water at a time to thin it out.
• For the refried beans: Put the beans in a medium bowl with about half of their reserved liquid and mash with a potato masher until smooth. Heat the vegetable oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat until shimmering, then add the mashed beans and a big pinch of salt and mash again until smooth. Cook, stirring and scraping with a rubber spatula, until heated through. If the beans seem dry, add some more of the reserved liquid until they are creamy. Taste, season with salt if necessary and cover and keep warm over low heat.
• For serving: Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F and line a baking sheet with paper towels. Heat 2 teaspoons vegetable oil in a medium skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add 1 tortilla and cook until the underside blisters, about 15 seconds. Flip the tortilla with tongs and continue to cook until the underside blisters, about 15 seconds. Remove from the pan to the lined baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining 7 tortillas, adding more oil if necessary. Spread about 2 tablespoons of the refried beans on each tortilla and keep warm in the oven.
• Using the same skillet the tortillas were fried in, heat 1 tablespoon oil until shimmering, about 1 minute. Crack 4 eggs into the skillet and cook until the edges are crispy and whites are almost set. Cover the skillet with a big pot lid and cook until the whites are completely set, 1 more minute. Remove the tortillas from the oven, top four with an egg, then return to the oven and repeat with the 4 remaining eggs.
• Top the remaining tortillas with the remaining eggs. Sprinkle each with a pinch of salt, some ranchero sauce, Cotija cheese, cilantro and onion. Serve immediately.

HUEVOS RANCHEROS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°F (100°C).
• If tortillas are soft, spread out on the counter and let dry for 5 minutes.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat; heat tortillas one at a time, about 5 seconds on each side. Using tongs, transfer onto paper towels and keep warm in preheated 200°F (100°C) oven.
• Break 4 eggs into same skillet and cook until whites are set and yolks are done as desired. Transfer to baking sheet and keep warm in oven. Repeat with remaining eggs.
• Remove tortillas from oven, place on individual plates and spread ¼ cup (50 mL) salsa and ¼ cup (50 mL) refried beans on each. Top each with two eggs. Spoon 1 tbsp (15 mL) salsa over each egg leaving yolk exposed. Spoon 2 tbsp (30 mL) sour cream over salsa. Sprinkle equal amounts of cheese, cilantro, and avocado (if using) over each serving. Serve immediately.

HUEVOS RANCHEROS VERDE

Steps:

• Rinse pinto beans well and remove any beans that don't appear fresh or cleaned. Soak the beans in hot water for at least 2 hours and up to 4 hours.
• Place beans with their soaking liquid, quartered onion and 1/2 tablespoon sea salt in a stockpot. Bring to boil, then reduce heat and simmer, checking occasionally to make sure they are fully covered with water, until beans are soft, about 2 hours. Remove to hotel pans or wide, shallow containers and chill until fully cooled, then cover with plastic and chill overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Remove husks from tomatillos and rinse well, then pat dry. Put in a large stainless steel bowl and lightly coat with 2 ounces olive oil. Spread on a baking sheet and roast until skins appear blistered, about 30 minutes. Let cool completely in the refrigerator, then puree finely (but do not let the seeds break down) in a robot coupe or food processor.
• Put remaining 2 ounces olive oil, diced onions and garlic in a stockpot and sautee until translucent, being sure not to let the garlic burn. Add tomatoes and jalapenos and cook, stirring occasionally, until cooked down somewhat. Add pureed tomatillos and 4 cups water and let cook until it starts to simmer. Add butter and cook, stirring, until it melts and is fully incorporated, about 10 minutes. Add cilantro, pepper and 1/2 tablespoon salt and turn off heat.
• Reheat pinto beans in a stockpot, then lightly mash. Add remaining 1/2 tablespoon salt. Remove from heat.
• Grill corn tortillas on a hot flat top or griddle until they start to mark. Cook eggs over medium and place on top of the grilled tortillas on a dinner plate. Scoop 4 ounces ranchero sauce over eggs. Serve with a 4-ounce portion pinto beans in a ramekin. Sprinkle Cotija on top and garnish ranchero with a pinch of cilantro. Serve with home fries or hash browns.

AUTHENTIC HUEVOS RANCHEROS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Fry tortillas one at a time until firm, but not crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain grease.
• Meanwhile, combine the refried beans and butter in a microwave-safe dish. Cover, and cook in the microwave until heated through. When tortillas are done, fry eggs over easy in the skillet. Add more oil if the tortillas have absorbed it all.
• Place tortillas onto plates, and spread a layer of beans on them. Top with cheese, a fried egg, crumbled bacon and if desired, salsa.

HUEVOS BANDERAS

Steps:

• If using whipping cream, beat until stiff peaks form andset aside.
• BREAD: Cut in 1/2 and 1/2 again to create 8 square pieces and set aside.
• EGGS: Beat eggs well.
• Add amber rum.
• Beat again and set aside.
• PEARS: Dip sliced pears into lemon juice.
• Coat each slice well and set aside.
• Mix cinnamon powder and brown sugar and set aside.
• Dip bread squares in egg/rum mixture and coat well; be sure to use all the egg mixture.
• Heat oil and butter together.
• Cook bread to desired doneness and transfer to warm plates.
• Roll prepared pear slices in cinnamon and brown sugar mixture.
• Place sliced pears in melted butter and cook until browned on both sides.
• Arrange pear slices on cooked bread squares; one slice per piece.
• Top with whipping cream and serve.