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HUEVOS RANCHEROS WITH CHIPOTLE BUTTER

Servings: 2 people

Ingredients

Flour tortillas (makes 10):

  • 1 ½ cups plain flour
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Refried beans:

  • 400 g can of black beans or kidney beans (see notes)
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • ½ teaspoon cumin powder
  • ½ teaspoon coriander powder
  • ½ teaspoon chilli powder
  • Salt, to taste

Salsa:

  • 2 ripe tomatoes
  • ½ a green chilli, de-seeded and finely chopped
  • ½ an onion, finely chopped
  • 1 ½ teaspoons lime juice
  • Small handful of coriander leaves, finely chopped
  • Salt, to taste

Chipotle butter:

  • 2 chipotle chillies (or 2 teaspoons chilli flakes)
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 20 grams butter
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Others:

  • 4 fried eggs
  • 25 grams feta cheese

Instructions

  • First make the tortilla dough as it needs time to rest: combine all the ingredients together in a large bowl. Add boiling water a little at a time and stir with a spatula until a shaggy dough forms.
  • Tip the dough out onto your kitchen counter. Knead for 5-7 mins until soft, adding more flour or water if necessary. Set aside to rest for at least 15 mins.
  • Refried beans: drain and rinse the beans. Add all the ingredients to a pan and cook until they warm through. Add a little water and coarsely mash the beans.
  • Salsa: add all the ingredients to a bowl and toss to combine. Taste and adjust seasoning.
  • Chipotle butter: blend the chillies to a coarse powder. Melt butter and olive oil in a small pan and add all the other ingredients to it. Take off the heat and swirl it around for a few seconds.
  • To make the torillas: pinch off golf ball sized pieces of dough. I got 10 from this amount, but it doesn’t matter if they’re bigger or smaller. Roll each out into a thin tortilla adding a little flour if necessary (there’s enough oil in the dough to prevent it from sticking even without the flour).
  • Cook the tortillas on a hot pan without adding any oil. Stack them one on top of the other as you continue. This will keep them softer.
  • To assemble: spread some refried beans on a tortilla. Top with a fried egg and salsa. Drizzle over some of the chipotle butter. Add a sprinkling of feta over the top and serve warm.

Notes

I’ve used canned black beans here. Kidney beans are a great substitute for black beans. Use 1/3 rd cup dried beans for this recipe. Soak them overnight and cook until tender.
Chipotle chillies add a certain smokiness to the dish that you won’t get from regular chillies. But they’ll still taste very good if that’s all you have on hand.