mexica poached eggs/huevos haogados
This is one of my favorite dishes for breakfast. Super easy to make and delicious. I remember my mom making it for us. We loved to eat them with her home made flour tortillas. Now I make it for my husband and my self.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
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yield
6 eggs
Ingredients
- 3 - roma or plum tomatoes
- 2 - dried chile de arbol seeded and stem off
- 1 - garlic clove with skin on
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons whole cummin or ground is fine too
- 1/2 cup water
- 6 - eggs
- 3 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
How To Make mexica poached eggs/huevos haogados
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Step 1Heat up a skillet to medium high heat add tomatoes and garlic clove with the skin still on. Keep turning tomatoes and garlic clove until they start turning black on all sides. About 5 minutes or so last minute add whole cumin seeds and chiles. Add water and cover with lid. Cover and cook for another 5 minutes until tomatoes are soft.
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Step 2After 5 minutes add the tomatoes, garlic, chiles, and cumin in a blender with liquid and blend until well combined. Add oil to skillet and pour sauce in it. Have it on medium heat add salt and taste if you need more add more. Crack eggs into the sauce and salt and pepper them. Cover with lid and cook for 2 minutes take lid off and turn egg over. Cook for another 2 minutes or to your desired likeness. Turn heat off and garnish with chives or cilantro.
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Step 3Serve with warm tortillas or corn chips what ever you prefer. If you want to make it spicier add another chile to the sauce. If the sauce is too thick add more water to it.
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Category:
Eggs
Culture:
Mexican
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#Healthy
Diet:
Vegetarian
Keyword:
#eggs
Keyword:
#poached
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