It Takes Some Huevos to Cook on a Ranch

I was very excited when I saw Huevos Rancheros on my assignment list for About.com. It's one of those breakfast recipes that I love, but never remember to make.

Huevos Rancheros simple means ranch-style eggs, and if you've ever worked on a ranch, like I have (I picked corn one summer), you understand the importance of a hearty breakfast.

There are many variations of this dish, all which includes some kind of eggs topped with some kind of tomato and chili-based sauce. This video recipe shows a fairly traditional preparation with two slight twists. I like my ranchero sauce kind of smooth - where as most classic versions are quite chunky. Also, instead of the plain tortilla base, I slip in a slice of cheese for a little quesadilla action.

If you decide to go ahead and try this (and when you see the money shot at the end, you really won't have much choice), you should follow my lead and have it with the rice and beans. I love homefries the much as the next ranch hand, but there's something about the way the egg yolk and ranchero sauce mix together that works so well with frijoles refritos and arroz.

Since this recipe was produced for About, the following video link will take you off the site to watch the video, just don't forget to come back. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 tbsp of tomato paste

1 tsp of vegetable oil

1/2 cup diced onions

big pinch of salt

2/3 cup diced green chilies - combination of hot or sweet i.e.jalapeno & Fresno chilies

2 cloves minced garlic

1/2 tsp chili powder

2 tsp oregano

14.5-oz diced tomatoes

1/2 cup of water

salt and cayenne pepper

Corn tortillas

Pepper jack cheese

2 eggs

Cilantro