Huevos Rancheros

OK, I am ashamed to put this on here as a recipe because it is mainly just assembling things.  But hey, Sandra Lee made a whole career out of that, right?  Besides, it looks pretty and I"m using this as an idea bank for when I'm in the cooking doldrums!


Eggs -   Poach however many eggs you need to serve.  Let's say 4 so we can serve 2!  You know how you like yours best, but I like mine just a *tiny* bit runny.  Not too runny, but not too firm, either.

2 corn tortillas
1 can black beans
1 pat butter
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chil powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/2 cup  grated Cheddar or Colby Jack cheese
1/2 avacado - diced

Put black beans in a sauce pan.  If they are too liquidy, I drain some off but I like I little in there.  Add the pat of butter, cumin, chili powder and garlic.  (If you have fresh garlic, I'd soften it up a few seconds with the butter and then put the beans in).  Stir everything and mash a little bit with a fork when they get warm.

Warm the corn tortillas in a large frying pan, and remove to serving plates.  Top with about 1/4 cup of the beans (or however many you want).  Next remove the poached eggs from water with slotted serving spoon and put on top of the beans.  Add the grated cheese, diced avacado, salsa and sour cream.

Salsa-

1 can Rotel tomatoes & green chilis with lime and cilantro
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 cloves garlic
bunch of cilantro
1 tsp (or so) cumin - to taste
1/2 tsp (or so) chili powder - to taste
1/4 tsp (or so) cayenne pepper - to taste or optional
1 jalapeno pepper, seeds and stem removed (or use a chipotle pepper if you want it smoky)
salt, pepper to taste


Put everything in a blender and give that puppy a ride around until it looks blended.  Spoon some over your huevos.  Way better than anything you can buy in the store!  Put the leftovers in a jar in the fridge and it will last for at least a week.  Unless you have a bag of tortilla chips, and then it might only last the night!  And if you have any leftover beans, mix them up with some cream cheese and you've got yourself another dip for those chips!