Huevos Rancheros Con Crumpets
This isn't our most photogenic dish, but it really is tasty!
| Preparation: 15 minutes | Serves: 8 crumpets |
| Cooking: 45 minutes | Cold-buttered crumpets |
| Ingredients | Quantity (metric) | Quantity (imperial) |
|---|---|---|
| Spicy bean sauce | ||
| Medium white onions (peeled and finely chopped) | 1 | 1 |
| Garlic clove (peeled and very finely chopped) | 1 | 1 |
| Celery stick (finely chopped) | 1 | 1 |
| Green pepper (cored and finely chopped) | 1 | 1 |
| Large red chillies (cored and very finely chopped) | 2 | 2 |
| Black beans (tinned) (rinsed and drained) | 400 g | 14 oz |
| Chopped tomatoes (tinned) | 400 g | 14 oz |
| Water | 150 ml | 5 floz |
| Olive oil | 1 tbsp | 1 tbsp |
| Ground cumin | 2 tsp | 2 tsp |
| Ground coriander | 1 tsp | 1 tsp |
| Ground cinnamon | 1 tsp | 1 tsp |
| Cayenne pepper | 1 tsp | 1 tsp |
| Salt and pepper | Plenty | Plenty |
| Salsa | ||
| Tomato (de-seeded and finely chopped) | 4 | 4 |
| Avocado (cored, peeled and finely chopped) | 2 | 2 |
| Red onion (peeled and finely chopped) | 1 | 1 |
| Large red chilli (de-seeded and finely chopped) | 2 | 2 |
| Fresh coriander (finely chopped) | 30 g | 1 oz |
| Lime juice | 1 lime | 1 lime |
| Salt and pepper | Plenty | Plenty |
| Other | ||
| Fried free-range eggs | 8 | 8 |
| Crispy free-range bacon | 8 rashers | 8 rashers |
METHOD
- Gently heat the cumin, coriander, cinnamon and cayenne pepper in a large non-stick pan, for about 2 minutes until the spices become fragrant.
- Add the oil and onions and gently heat for 5 minutes. Add the garlic, celery and chillies and continue to cook for another 5 minutes, until soft.
- Add the green pepper, cook for 2 more minutes, then add the tinned tomatoes, about half the water and plenty of salt and pepper. Bring to the boil, the reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes, adding water if the sauce starts to become dry.
- Rinse the beans thoroughly in cold water, and add them to the mix about 10 minutes before the end, to allow them to warm up and absorb the flavours.
- Mix together the salsa ingredients, adding the lime immediately after the avocado to stop the avocado browning.
- The salsa benefits from its own company for a few minutes before serving.
- Our preferred order of assembly is: bacon, salsa, chilli, spicy bean sauce, egg.
- The topping are obviously a matter of personal preference. Pimp your heart out.
The spicy bean sauce
The salsa
The crumpets
Don't forget to use bacon from happy pigs and eggs from happy hens, or karma might come to bite you on the arse.
