Huevos Rancheros - America's Test Kitchen

Ingredients

For the Salsa

• 10 roma tomatoes, cored and halved
• 4 jalapeno peppers, seeded and halved
• 1/2 onion, peeled and cut into wedges
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• salt and pepper

For the refried beans

• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans

• 1 tablespoon bacon fat
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

For the tortillas

• 4 flour tortillas or corn tortillas
• olive oil
• salt
• 4 eggs

Directions

1. 1

   For the Salsa: Toss the first 8 ingredients together in mixing bowl, then spread out onto a baking pan and roast in preheated 375°F oven for 40 minutes.

2. 2

   For the Beans: Pulse beans 10 times in food processor. Heat bacon fat made from cooking one slice of bacon chopped and strained. Add onion, jalepeno peppers, and garlic. Cook until tender (about 5 minutes). Stir in cumin and salt. Add beans and heat through.

3. 3

   Take out the roasting vegetables for the salsa and let cool for 10 minutes.

4. 4

   Raise temperature in oven to 450°F.

5. 5

   For the Tortillas: brush both sides of the tortillas with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Place on baking pan and cook in oven for 5 minutes or until lightly browned and crisp. Flip over and cook 2-3 minutes more.

6. 6

   Continue the salsa: 1st pulse onions and peppers in food processor for 10 seconds. Add the tomatoes and pulse an additional 10 seconds. Add cilantro and lime juice.

7. 7

   For the eggs: Heat salsa in frying pan to simmer then turn off heat. Make 4 wells in the salsa crack the eggs into them (or first crack each egg into a bowl to be sure not to get any shells into the salsa). Season each egg with salt and pepper and heat on medium low 3-4 minutes for runny eggs or 5-7 minutes for well done eggs.

8. 8

   Place tortilla on plate, top with egg and salsa and serve beans on the side. garnish with fresh cilantro and a lime wedge.

9. 9

   ENJOY!