Comments on: huevos rancheros

By: Hammy

Hammy — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:28:47 +0000

Made these last night for dinner. Soooo good and easy! Thanks Deb!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:34:02 +0000

I use this method regularly for eggs, often just with flour tortillas, pre-shredded cheddar, and jarred salsa (still very, very tasty!). For those having “technical difficulties”, here are my suggestions, at least for flour tortillas:

A couple minutes is all that’s needed on the first heating of the first side…just make sure your pan has heated up all the way (on my stove it’s over solid medium heat), or your tortilla will absorb too much oil and get soggy on that side. Flip.

On the other side, I follow Deb’s instructions and crack the egg when the cheese is just starting to melt. Once the egg is cracked, i swirl the pan a bit to spread it out and let some of the white drip over the sides to anchor it. Then – and here’s where I differ – I cover the pan for a minute or so, which helps the egg set a little bit before the flip (it’s not going to cook through or anything, but it gets it a touch past “goo”).

Once I flip, I turn the heat off, but keep the pan on the burner. Three minutes or so on the unheated pan gets the whites set, the yolk runny, and doesn’t cause the eggs or cheese to brown (which was a problem for me initially).

By: Monkeyshine

Monkeyshine — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:35:01 +0000

Made this last night, but added a little bacon, sorry. It was fantabulous!

By: Froggy

Froggy — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:57:39 +0000

Found this recipe via a link on SAVEUR and am officially in love with your site!

I made these for dinner last night and blogged about them this morning–though your photos are far superior to mine! I made a few tiny changes to the Salsa Fresca, but otherwise followed your recipe exactly. The Goya black bean soup is fantastic! Thanks!!

ps – My NYC apartment kitchen is only 32 square feet (I just measured), with 11 square feet of actual floor space. My rolling island from my old apartment is too big and now lives in my (also tiny) livingroom!

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:49:11 +0000

PS since I am here and see a few doing WW I thought I would offer this alternative to tortillas. I bought these wraps at BJ’s, they have them at Costcos also. The weeks that my husband and I eat them for at least 2 meals we always double our weight loss, even when we arent even trying. They are called Whole wheat Roll up, it has a picture of a tape measure around the wrap. It has 10 net carbs 110 calories 7 grams of fiber and 10 protiens per wrap. They taste incredible and you really cant eat more than one. You can use them for panini, pizza crusts, wraps etc so we are going to replace the tortilla in the huevos rancheros tonight. Damascus Bakery is the maker of the “Roll Up”

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:38:36 +0000

I love this site, adore the postings and I am considering becoming a site lurker myself. I am making Huevos Rancheros tonight and this is the best recipe I have come across. As for the Goya black bean soup, it is a life saver. My in laws came last weekend. My father in law is from Bayamon Puerto Rico. I quickly tossed 3 cans in pot, added heaping teaspoons of home made soffrito (oilive oil, garlic, cilantro,peppers, onions etc) I added a wee bit of water, mostly to rinse the cans. I keep calabazzo in the freezer. Its the pumpkin puerto ricans out in thier beans for flavor. I sliced off a few slivers and tossed it in. this took 5 minutes total. I hid the cans and served lol His father was raving about the food, priceless. He is quite opinionated so it was fun. I am not spanish btw. The same is true for the pinto beans in sauce. I’ll let ya know how the Huevos rancheros turned out!!

By: Claudia Yuskoff

Claudia Yuskoff — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:27:48 +0000

Good stuff! I love tortillas and eggs – so dang good! Better than toast! Yum, yum! I make this dish a little differently by adding more chiles because I like it spicy, but yours looks really good and simple! Nice job!

By: deb

deb — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:29:37 +0000

It is surprisingly un-soupy, actually. We often heat it up, but you can have it cold too. If anything, a little water is sometimes needed to thin it out.

By: Cookie Maker

Cookie Maker — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:49:38 +0000

Can’t go wrong with tortillas, eggs, tomatoes, jalapenos and cilantro! But I’m confused about the black bean soup. You just scoop it out of the can and eat it cold? It isn’t soupy? I am tempted to substitute in some fresh guacamole instead!! I love your casual, homey, easy approach to food. Many thanks.

By: Alyss

Alyss — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:52:48 +0000

I blogged about this recipe and linked back to you. Thanks for the great idea!!

http://realfoodmyway.blogspot.com/2009/09/egg-tacos-ole.html