Vegetarian Huevos Rancheros: Classic Steak and Eggs
- Servings: 4
Ingredients
Ranchero Sauce:
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 white onion, finely chopped or grated
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tsp each cumin, coriander, and oregano
- 1 Tbsp chili powder
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped or crushed
- 1 can (14-oz.) crushed fire roasted tomatoes
- 1 can (8-oz.) tomato sauce
- 1 cup vegetable stock or broth
Beans and to Serve:
- ½ cup water
- ½ small onion, grated or finely chopped
- 1 large clove garlic, grated
- 1 small serrano or jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 1 can vegetarian refried beans
- 2 teaspoon cayenne pepper sauce
- 4 Meati Classic Steaks, thawed
- Salt and coarse black pepper
- Non aerosol olive oil or vegetable oil spray
- 8 corn tortillas
- Butter or ghee
- 4 large Araucana or other organic eggs
- 2 cups crumbled queso fresco, half a disc
- Pickled sliced jalapeno peppers, mild or hot
- Cilantro, finely chopped
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
Directions
Ranchero Sause:
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium to medium-high heat.
- Add onions, season with salt and pepper, let soften a couple of minutes and then add cumin, coriander, oregano, chili powder and garlic.
- Stir a minute or 2, add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and broth or stock. Let simmer out to thicken a bit.
Beans and to Serve:
- Place water, onions, garlic and chili into a skillet and simmer to reduce water to 2-3 tablespoons. Add beans, stir and combine, and add hot sauce to taste.
- Season Meati Classic Steaks with salt and pepper.
- Heat a nonstick skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Spray pan with oil. Add steaks and brown and crisp, about 8 minutes, turning once. Let rest for 5 minutes.
- While steaks rest, crisp and warm tortillas in the same skillet.
- In a second medium skillet, melt butter or ghee and heat over medium heat, Add 2 eggs with about an inch or two between the whites.
- Cover the pan and cook the eggs soft to hard, as preferred, and repeat.
- Place two tortillas on a plate and top with beans and sliced steak.
- Spoon over some ranchero sauce, an egg, sprinkle with cheese crumbles and garnishes of choice.
