Huevos rancheros

Quick family recipe for 4 people, takes only 15 mins; recipe has olive oil, onion, garlic clove, red kidney beans, cumin, chilli powder, dried oregano, egg, tortilla, tomato, peppers, cheddar, avocado, lime and coriander.

Huevos rancheros

Huevos rancheros

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Quick family
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10 mins

Ingredients

  • Chilli Powder: 1/4 tsp chilli powder
  • Cumin: 1 tsp ground cumin
  • Coriander: chopped coriander, to serve
  • Garlic Clove: 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Onion: 1 small onion, diced
  • Tomato: 1 large tomato, diced
  • Egg: 4 eggs
  • Cheddar: 30g cheddar, grated
  • Tortilla: 4 small flour tortillas, warmed
  • Lime: 1 lime, half juiced, half cut into wedges, to serve
  • Avocado: 1 avocado, peeled, de-stoned and diced
  • Red Kidney Beans: 400g can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • Peppers: handful pickled jalapeno peppers, roughly chopped
  • Dried Oregano: 1/2 tsp dried oregano

Directions

  1. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large pan. Add the onions with a pinch of salt, and cook until translucent, around 3-4 mins. Add the garlic and cook for a minute more.
  2. Stir in the beans, cumin, chilli powder, oregano, some seasoning and 100ml water. Cook for 5-7 mins, stirring occasionally, or until the beans have softened, then remove from the heat, mash and set aside.
  3. Heat the remaining oil in a largefrying panover a medium-high heat. Crack in the eggs, then reduce the heat to low and cook slowly until the whites are completely firm.
  4. To assemble, spread the beans onto the tortillas, add the tomatoes and jalapenos and sprinkle with cheese. Top with some avocado, a squeeze of lime juice and a fried egg, then scatter with coriander. Serve with the lime wedges on the side.