Huevos Rancheros (January 2007)

"Huevos" are eggs, and "Rancheros" is what it sounds like.  So... Rancher's Eggs.  A western staple, eh?  Actually, I've traveled the length of Mexico a few times, and this dish is always a dependable thing to order.  But it's always different.  So, you get a pleasant surprise at every breakfast!  (Pronounce it "wave - ohs")

Huevos Rancheros is generally different every time you order it in the US, but it may not be wonderful!  I choose to pattern my version after those presented at The Mission Inn and two or three others in Colorado Springs.  It follows all of my rules (!)

Beer.  If you need an excuse to drink beer before Noon, this is it!

Red, White & Green.  On a cooking show from the Univ. of New Mexico, I learned that, like Italian dishes, Mexican dishes  should have the colors Red, White and Green -- the colors in the flag, of course.  (This is one of the rules)

Lettuce.  In an American (or European) salad you tear the lettuce.  In a Mexican salad, I have observed that they always cut the lettuce -- shred it with a knife.  This gives it a nice light consistency as a breakfast side dish, and of course, adds some green to the plate.

Huevos Rancheros.

Ingredients (bottom to top, as assembled)

1 Corn Tortilla, covered with

Refried Beans  (recipe here)

Onions

Shredded Cheese

Another Corn Tortilla

One, two or three eggs, fried or ??scrambled??

Red or Green Chili

Side Salad

Shredded lettuce

Chopped Tomatoes

(White_ Salad Dressing

And it looks like this:

If you have a broadband connection, click here for pictures of the whole process!

Afterwards.  FAST FOOD!!   If you have a fridge (many Belizeans don't)  and some ziplocs (sometimes hard to find in BZ) you can save all of the chopped and shredded stuff and make this dish up the next time in about five minutes!  Tell those guys that are trying to drink up your beer supply....

"Hey, save me that last beer.  It's for breakfast tomorrow!"

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