New Mexican Huevos Rancheros Recipe

New Mexican Huevos Rancheros by CampingForFoodies features a blue camping plate filled with a golden brown fried tortilla topped with beans, a fried egg, red salsa, drizzle of sour cream, crumbled queso fresco cheese and bright green cilantro with a background of mountains under a cloudy sky.

Prep Time: 0

Cook Time: 25

Total Time: 25

Servings:

Camping For Foodies Breakfast Camping Recipes: This is one of my favorite Mexican breakfasts. It is perfect for outdoor campsite cooking.

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Ingredients

4 eggs
4 tablespoons butter
Salt and pepper to taste
1 (15 oz) can black beans (can substitute refried beans or pinto beans)
1 (16 oz) jar picante tomato salsa (if you prefer green over red, substitute salsa verde or green chile sauce)
4 soft corn tortillas if you prefer white over yellow, substitute small flour tortillas
1 cup vegetable oil canola oil or olive oil

Optional topping suggestions:

Cotija cheese, cheddar cheese or queso fresco
Fresh salsa, diced tomatoes or pico de gallo
Guacamole or avocado slices tossed in lime juice
Green chilies, jalapeno or serrano peppers
Sour cream
Green onions
Cilantro

Instructions

In a large saucepan, heat the beans over medium heat.
In a medium saucepan, warm the picante sauce over medium low heat.
Fry tortillas. Heat oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat and fry tortillas until they are lightly crispy. Remove from pan and let drain on plate lined with paper towels. Set warm tortillas aside, cover plate to keep warm. (see * Note)
In a frying pan, melt butter and fry the eggs, season with salt and pepper. (see ** Note + see *** Note)
Assemble the dish by layering ingredients in this order:
Place tortillas on individual serving plates
Divide beans spreading them over the top of the tortillas
Place eggs over beans.
Spoon warm salsa mixture over eggs.
Top with hot sauce and optional toppings, if desired. (see **** Note)

Notes

*NOTE: Use tongs to gently place tortillas into the hot oil. Fry them one at a time, about 20 seconds per side, you're looking for a slightly crispy yet pliable texture, not hard crunchy texture like tortilla chips.

**NOTE: If you want to cook all of the eggs at the same time, use a large skillet but I find it easier to cook the eggs 1 serving at a time in a small pan.

***NOTE: Traditional huevos rancheros are served with sunny side up fried eggs that have runny yolks. If you don't like runny egg yolks, just cook them your favorite ways, scrambled or over easy eggs are fine, you just won't have the creamy consistency you get when the runny yolk mixes with the warm salsa.

****Note: An authentic huevos rancheros recipe consists of tortillas, ranchero sauce, refried beans and fried eggs. If you like to jazz up your Mexican food with different versions, try some optional toppings.

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