Green Huevos Rancheros
When not in the mood for fried eggs with toast, this mexican-style egg dish makes a nice substitute. We replace the classic red chile sauce that is typically used for huevos rancheros with a green salsa. This makes for a delicious and interesting brunch or dinner item. Originally served as part of: Green Eggs, Hold the Ham.
Ingredients
- 2 6-inch store-bought corn tortillas
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 4 large eggs
- kosher salt
- Green salsa
- 2 tablespoons sharp white cheddar cheese (grated)
- for garnish cilantro
Instructions
We start by pre-heating the oven to 300 degrees.
In a large pan we heat the oil. We get ready a paper-towel lined dinner plate.
When the oil is hot enough to sizzle a tortilla edge, we quick-fry a tortilla. One at a time, for about 3 seconds a side, we soften the tortillas. We drain them on the paper towels and then wrap in aluminum foil and keep warm in the oven.
We pour about ½ tablespoon of the oil in the frying pan into a non-stick pan and heat over medium-low heat. When hot, we crack the eggs on the side of a bowl and gently open the eggs in the non-stick pan. We cook, covered with a loose draping of aluminum foil, for a few minutes. When the eggs are cooked to the desired doneness, we top with a little kosher salt.
We remove the tortillas from the oven. We place one on each plate and then top with two sunny-side-up eggs. We spoon on the green salsa, leaving the yolks of the eggs exposed. We top with a bit more salt, and some cilantro and cheese.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp canola oil
- 2 6-inch corn tortillas
- 4 large eggs
- kosher salt
- green salsa
- 2 tbsp sharp white cheddar (grated)
- cilantro
Instructions
What's a kid job?
A Kid job is a step kids can help with, with a grown-up nearby, not one they do on their own. Every kid is different, so go by what your child can do rather than by age. Roughly:
- Little ones (about 2 to 4) can stir, pour in ingredients a grown-up has measured, tear lettuce, wash vegetables and sprinkle toppings.
- Older kids (about 5 to 8) can also measure and level, crack eggs, whisk, roll and cut out dough, and put things together.
- Bigger kids can read the recipe aloud, keep track of the timer, and take on more of the cooking as they're ready.
Steps with a knife, microplane, skewers, stove, oven, grill or hot oil, or with raw meat, poultry or seafood, are marked Grown-up. Kids can still watch those, from a safe distance.
Grown-up
Heat the oven to 300°F. Heat the oil in a large pan until a tortilla edge sizzles. Fry each tortilla about 3 seconds a side to soften it. Drain on paper towels, wrap in foil, and keep warm in the oven.
Grown-up
Pour about ½ tablespoon of the oil into a nonstick pan over medium-low. Crack in the eggs, drape loosely with foil, and cook a few minutes, until done the way you like. Salt them.
Kid job
Set a tortilla on each plate and top with two eggs. Spoon green salsa around the yolks and finish with salt, cilantro and cheese.