Dixieland Huevos Rancheros

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup dried pinto bean
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• salt, to taste
• cracked black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
• 1 -3 teaspoon serrano pepper, minced (how much kick do you want)
• 2 cups tomatoes, chopped
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped, plus a few whole leaves
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (tabasco, tapatio, franks red hot, etc.)
• 1/2 cup cornmeal
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 5 eggs, divided
• 1/2 cup cheese, shredded mexican blend

Recipe

• 1 soak beans overnight or boil 3 minutes then cover and let stand 1 hour.
• 2 drain beans and cover with fresh water. boil until tender, about 1½ hours.
• 3 drain beans and reserve liquid.
• 4 in a medium skillet sauté onion and garlic in oil until tender, about 5 minute.
• 5 remove 3 tablespoons of the onion/garlic mixture and combine it with the beans.
• 6 add chili powder and mash beans until smooth adding reserved liquid as necessary.
• 7 season with salt and pepper.
• 8 add peppers to the remaining onion mixture and sauté another few minutes.
• 9 add tomatoes, oregano, cilantro, water and pepper sauce. cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• 10 whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
• 11 whisk together milk, butter and 1 egg.
• 12 add milk mixture to cornmeal mixture and mix until blended.
• 13 let batter rest 5 minutes.
• 14 pour about 1/4 the batter lightly greased skillet to make 4â€? diameter cakes.
• 15 cook over medium heat until lightly browned, about 3 minutes each side.
• 16 carefully break remaining 4 eggs into simmering sauce, keeping them apart.
• 17 cover and cook until eggs are set and yolks are the way you prefer, about 4-8 min, soft-hard.
• 18 cover corn cake with beans, top with egg and some sauce.
• 19 sprinkle cheese over the tops and broil briefly.
• 20 garnish with cilantro leaves and serve.
• 21 there is a lot of overlap in cooking times.
• 22 you could knock the time down with prepared salsa and refried beans, but why?