Even after making the migas last weekend I still had some corn tortillas left over from taco night so I threw them into the freezer. This weekend I was determined to finish them off and I knew just what I wanted to do to use them, huevos motulenos. Huevos motulenos is another Mexican egg and tortilla breakfast that is very similar to huevos rancheros. At their base, huevos motulenos are the fried tortillas, eggs, black beans and cheese. From there common extras include, ham, peas, fried pantains and salsa. As luck would have it, I also had just a tiny bit of ham leftover in the freezer that also needed to be finished! The huevos motulenos take a bit of work to make from scratch but it is well worth spending that time on a weekend morning to make this most excellent breakfast! There are so many really amazing flavour combinations and textures going on in this dish. Although I enjoyed everything about this breakfast, what impressed me the most was how good bananas fried in a little butter are!! I am going to be making this breakfast again and I can't wait to experiment with fried bananas further!
Huevos Motulenos
(makes 2 servings)Printable Recipe
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons corn oil
4 corn tortillas
2 ripe plantains (or bananas, peeled and sliced in half)
1 cup refried black beans or jalapeno spiced black beans (warmed)
4 eggs
1 cup salsa ranchera
1/2 cup ham (cut into small pieces and warmed)
1/2 cup peas (warmed)
1/2 cup queso fresco (or feta, crumbled)
2 tablespoons corn oil
4 corn tortillas
2 ripe plantains (or bananas, peeled and sliced in half)
1 cup refried black beans or jalapeno spiced black beans (warmed)
4 eggs
1 cup salsa ranchera
1/2 cup ham (cut into small pieces and warmed)
1/2 cup peas (warmed)
1/2 cup queso fresco (or feta, crumbled)
Directions:
1. Heat the oil in a pan.
2. Fry the tortillas in the oil until lightly golden brown on both sides and set aside to drain on paper towels.
3. Fry the plantains in the oil until lightly golden brown on both sides and set aside to drain on paper towels.
4. Place 2 tortillas on each plate and top each with 1/4 cup the beans.
5. Fry the eggs sunny side up and place on top of the beans.
6. Top the eggs with 1/4 cup of the salsa each.
7. Sprinkle the ham, peas and cheese evenly over each plate.
8. Serve with the fried plantains on the side.
1. Heat the oil in a pan.
2. Fry the tortillas in the oil until lightly golden brown on both sides and set aside to drain on paper towels.
3. Fry the plantains in the oil until lightly golden brown on both sides and set aside to drain on paper towels.
4. Place 2 tortillas on each plate and top each with 1/4 cup the beans.
5. Fry the eggs sunny side up and place on top of the beans.
6. Top the eggs with 1/4 cup of the salsa each.
7. Sprinkle the ham, peas and cheese evenly over each plate.
8. Serve with the fried plantains on the side.
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Huevos Rancheros
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Migas
Ham and Egg Breakfast Burrito
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