Brunch Huevos Rancheros Recipes

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.

Steps:

• Heat 1/2 of the oil in a pan over medium heat. Add onion and bell pepper; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Add tomato, garlic, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes more. Set salsa aside.
• Heat about 1 teaspoon oil in a pan. Add tortillas one at a time; cook until heated through, about 20 seconds each. Keep warm.
• Heat remaining oil in the same pan over medium-high heat. Pour in eggs. Cook until set to your desired consistency, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Spread a thin layer of refried beans onto each tortilla. Add a spoonful of salsa. Sprinkle with shredded cheese. Add a fried egg and sprinkle some more cheese, chopped jalapeno, and cilantro on top. Serve immediately with avocado and remaining refried beans and cheese on the side.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry tortillas, one at a time, until golden and lightly crisp, about 30 seconds per side. Drain on paper towels and set aside.
• Add ham to the skillet and cook until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Transfer ham with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain; set aside.
• Heat remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in the skillet. Add onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring often, until onion is translucent. Add beans and green chiles; cook, stirring and partially mashing, for 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish liberally with cooking spray. Place tortillas in a single layer on the bottom. Sprinkle ham and cheese over the tortillas. Top evenly with the black bean mixture and pico de gallo. Form 6 shallow wells in the pico layer; crack an egg into each well.
• Bake in the preheated oven until egg whites are just set and yolks are runny, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with pepper and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Top with avocado and cilantro.

Steps:

• Heat oil in non-stick skillet (lid needed) on medium heat.
• Add zucchini and bell pepper and sauté 5 minutes or until golden brown.
• Add in canned tomatoes, salt, and cumin.
• Stir and heat through.
• Meanwhile, heat up tortillas in microwave according to package directions.
• Break egg into small cup or bowl.
• Slide egg on top of tomato mixture.
• Repeat with remaining eggs.
• Cover and cook until eggs are done, or break yolks when half cooked, cover until done.
• Sprinkle cheese over eggs, cover until melted.
• Serve one egg and 1/2 cup tomato mixture on top of one or two tortillas.
• Sprinkle 1 tablespoons cilantro on each serving.

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.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Toss the tortilla triangles with the oil and 1 tablespoon taco seasoning in a large bowl. Evenly spread on the prepared baking sheet. Bake, tossing the chips halfway through, until golden brown and crisp, 12 to 14 minutes.
• Meanwhile, put the tomatoes, onions, 1/4 cup packed cilantro leaves and stems, jalapeño, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the remaining 2 tablespoons of taco seasoning in a blender. Blend until very smooth. Transfer to a small saucepan, cover and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the sauce deepens in color and the flavors meld, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Put the refried beans and 2 to 3 tablespoons water in another small saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring frequently, until warmed through, about 5 minutes.
• Remove the toasted chips from the oven and dollop with the refried beans. Evenly pour the sauce over the chips. Make 8 small wells in the sauce and chip mixture throughout the baking sheet and crack the eggs into the wells. Bake, rotating the baking sheet halfway through, until the eggs are just set (the egg whites will be opaque and the yolks will still be runny), 10 to 12 minutes.
• Sprinkle with the cheese, avocado and remaining 1/4 cup cilantro leaves. Serve with lime wedges.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray, place tortillas on tray so that none overlap. (I usually spray both sides of the tortillas quickly with the spray; it helps them to be crunchier)- Also, heat refried beans in a saucepan or in the microwave.
• Pour 1-2 teaspoons of veg. oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat.
• When oil starts to shimmer, add onions and jalapenos and salt to taste (1/2 tsp works for me). Cook and stir occasionally until veggies start to soften (3-4 min).
• Add garlic, cook and stir for an additional minute. Taste veggies to adjust for salt, add pepper, cumin, and red chili flakes if you wish.
• Add meat if you are doing so, and toast the spices quickly with the rest of the ingredients in the pan (1-2 minutes).
• Add tomatoes with their juices, and turn the heat up to medium-high. Cook off and condense the tomato juices (5 minutes or so).
• Add tomato sauce, stir thoroughly, and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer and stir occasionally for about 10 minutes.
• Crack each egg into a liquid measuring cup, slide the egg into the simmering sauce. Continue to do this, spacing the eggs equally around the pan. At this point, slide the tortillas into the hot oven for 5-8 minutes.
• Cover and cook for about 5-8 minutes, depending on how done you'd like your eggs.
• To serve: Place a tostada (toasted tortilla) on the plate and spread with refried beans. use a spoon to scoop sauce and egg onto the top of the beans. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese, cilantro and hot sauce, if you wish.