It’s another Fiesta Friday and January is over?! Crazy how quickly this month has flown by.
I was sick on Monday with another bout of food poising. Yes, another. I have been that kind of sick four times since I arrived to Mexico in August. It’s really not fun, and I have a newfound respect for pregnant women who deal with months of morning sickness. I really hope that doesn’t happen to me because I can barely handle one day.
Anyway…these huevos rancheros were the first full meal I ate again on Tuesday once I had recovered. And let me tell you, they hit the spot. Kind of weird that even if it is just one egg you still use the plural huevos. But, I digress.
Instead of the classic tortilla underneath, I created a savory cornmeal pancake, because, let’s be serious, everything is better with pancakes. The pancake provides a fluffy base for all the toppings, which are very customizable. I added some sautéed ham, a simple homemade salsa, the perfect sunny side up egg, queso fresco, and fresh cilantro.
Fun fact: I had to look up the difference between a sunny side up and over easy egg. Sunny side up eggs are only fried on one side (like in the picture), and an over easy egg is cooked on both sides, but the yolk stays runny.
The recipe looks a bit lengthy, but I promise that this is not a difficult meal to make, and I think it will become one of your new breakfast favorites if you give it a try.
What’s one of your favorite Mexican dishes that you would like to see made healthier here on the blog?
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons yellow cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup skim milk
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onions
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 cups roughly chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 jalapeño pepper, seeds removed and finely chopped
- sunny side up egg
- 4 slices sautéed thinly sliced deli ham
- queso fresco
- fresh cilantro
- salt and pepper, to taste
- Add all dry ingredients to a medium bowl and whisk to combine.
- Add milk and olive oil and whisk until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Heat a pan over medium heat and spray with cooking oil.
- Once pan is hot, add half the batter and cook on medium-low heat until the edges set, bubbles form in the middle, and the bottom is lightly browned.
- Flip and cook for another minute on the other side.
- Repeat with the second half of the batter.
- Place tomatoes in a food processor and process until almost smooth.
- Heat a pan over medium heat and add olive oil, onions and garlic, and cook for about 5 minutes, or until they turn translucent.
- Add tomatoes and jalapeño, and simmer on low heat until most of the liquid has evaporated.
- For each person, place pancake on the plate first. Next, add salsa, top with an egg and add toppings.
Whenever I crave non-sweet breakfasts every now and then huevos rancheros is my go-to!!! There’s a place a block away from my old apt in NYC that made the best rancheros and they new me by name. This can be my replacement recipe:)
I need more restaurants/cafes in my life that remember my name. I hope you get to try this in your new apartment!
Yum – this dish would hit the spot with me even if I wasn’t recovering from a bout with illness! Glad you are feeling better and don’t have any more rendezvous with illnesses for awhile at least!
I did not know there was a difference between sunny side up and eggs over easy – so thanks for that fun fact 🙂
Would love to see a modified flan – unless you have already done so.
Ooh I have not done flan yet. My boyfriend loves it so I should definitely work on a healthier version. Thanks for the suggestion!
Yay – looking forward to it! Thank you 🙂
This looks SO delicious! Such a great idea to make a cornbread pancake as the base. I bet black beans would be a great way to make a vegetarian version of this.
Also, eeep on the food poisoning! For some reason, that is like one of my greatest fears (my favorite thing turning against me?!). Props for making it threw 4 spells of it! I would have been outta there after one.
Haha it is a very sad moment when a foodie like me can’t stand the thought of food but luckily they have all just lasted one day. Beans would be a perfect swap for the ham, or even without I think it would still taste great!