Mexican Ranch Style Eggs (Huevos Rancheros)

Ranch Style Eggs is a treat for breakfast, or for lunch and dinner if you wish. It is a Mexican recipe which is made available to add to your book of recipes. It is simple to make, and it lends to having friends over for brunch. It is just a happy meal, very nutritious and quite filling. You may want to accompany it with coffee and orange juice, if the eggs are served in the morning. For the afternoon, I would want to celebrate this feast with ice-cold Light Corona beers.


Ingredients

.Large bottle of salsa picante (hot), medium or mild (buy the salsa that you dip chips into)
.One dozen eggs
.Kraft's cheddar cheese already grated
.One dozen corn tortillas
.Butter or margarine
.Can of refried beans
.Salt and pepper

Preparation

.Place skillet (medium size) on top of stove and start warming it up on medium heat
.Scoop up some butter or margarine and let it melt on the skillet.
.Pour the salsa, for example: 1/2 of the bottle for 6 eggs, and pour it over the butter and mix it well. Heat it up until it is done. Stir-it well for ten minutes under heat.
.Take a spatula and separate an opening on the heated salsa/butter mix on the skillet.
.Now crack an egg open and place the contents right in the center of the opening. Do the same near the first egg and place another raw egg. You can place 4 or 6 eggs at the same time, depending on the size of the skillet. You choose that part.

.Let the eggs cook until the white of the egg is solid. In the meantime, place some of the heated salsa over the eggs as you cook them. You may want to turn the eggs over once, depending on taste, and then flip them back.

.Put salt and pepper to your liking, and cook the yolk to your taste also—soft or hard.


Other additions

.Corn tortillas may be warmed-up either in the microwave for 20 to 30 seconds, or on a medium-hot skillet. I prefer to place the tortillas on a skillet and keep an eye on them until they are ready to serve. Make sure the tortillas are soft and warm when you serve them. To keep them warm, place them on a server wrapped in aluminum foil.

.I like to add one more ingredient to the feast. Open a can of refried beans and heat these in the microwave. I say 30 seconds at max and the beans should be ready. If not, zap them for another 20 seconds. Serve the beans as a side dish with the eggs, and you now have a Mexican feast, very economical and incredibly tasty. Make sure to pour the remaining heated salsa/butter mix on the skillet over the eggs as you serve them on plates, unless you're planning on making more ranch style eggs.

You should be able to determine the amount of ingredients that you need for your party. I have posted the recipe to make six eggs to maybe a dozen. Have fun, and enjoy it thoroughly!


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Tony MCleary
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