Huevos Rancheros Taco
Fried eggs over refried beans, ranchero salsa, cotija, cilantro on a corn tortilla.
- Prep
- 10m
- Cook
- 15m
- Serves
- 4
- Level
- Medium
Watch it made
Short-format · muted
View in 3D
Drag to rotate · pinch to zoom
Ingredients
- Corn tortilla8
- Pinto beans1 cup
- Lard1 cup
- Egg4
- Tomato/chili ranchero sauce1 cup
- Cotija cheese1 ½ cups
- Fresh cilantro2 tbsp
Nutrition
Per serving · estimated
- Calories
- 550
- Fat
- 21g
- Carbs
- 55g
- Protein
- 34g
Instructions
- 1
Fry crisp
Fry the pinto beans in lard and mash them into a thick, structural paste.
- 2
Spread this
Spread this paste heavily onto a lightly charred corn tortilla to prevent the subsequent wet ingredients from tearing the base.
- 3
Top & garnish
Top with a sunny-side-up egg, drench in warm, spicy ranchero sauce, and finish with cotija and cilantro.
Tags
You might also crave

Classic Bacon, Egg & Cheese Griddle Taco
Crisp-edged flour tortilla toasted on the flat-top, folded around fluffy scrambled eggs, thick-cut bacon, and melty American cheese.
Chorizo & Hash Brown Taco
Smoky Mexican chorizo tangled with lacy, golden hash browns and a soft-scrambled egg, all wrapped in a charred corn tortilla.
Nashville Hot Chicken & Waffle Taco
A fresh Belgian waffle folded around cayenne-lacquered fried chicken, pickles, and a drizzle of maple. Sweet, hot, and criminally good.
Biscuits-and-Gravy Breakfast Taco
Flaky buttermilk biscuit split open like a shell and filled with peppery sausage gravy, soft eggs, and a shower of chives.