Huevos Rancheros

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    30mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    208
based on 6 ratings

Eggs are poached in a skillet of spicy, smoky tomato sauce, then spooned out onto corn tortillas and topped with queso fresco (or any crumbly fresh cheese) and chopped cilantro.

recipe updated Feb 18, 2022

Ingredients

  • Onion icon
    Onion
    120 g
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    8 g
  • Cumin seeds icon
    Cumin seeds
    ½ teaspoon
  • Bay leaves icon
    Bay leaves
    3
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    as needed
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    6
  • Canned tomatoes icon
    Canned tomatoes
    800 g
  • Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce icon
    Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
    100 g
  • Cheese icon
    Cheese
    as needed
  • Corn tortilla icon
    Corn tortilla
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Wooden spoon
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Large cast iron skillet
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Medium bowl

Step preview

  1. Add onion, garlic clove, cumin seeds and bay leaves to a clean medium bowl
  2. Heat a clean large cast iron skillet - medium heat
  3. Transfer onion mixture to large cast iron skillet
  4. Sauté until soft - medium heat
  5. Add tomatoes and chipotle peppers
  6. Mix together
  7. Heat until bubbles form
  8. Cook until thick - 15 min
  9. Season with salt & pepper to taste
  10. Crack the eggs into the sauce
  11. Simmer until set - 5 min
  12. Serve
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