Fried Eggs, New Mexico Style

Total Time: 13 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 small yellow onions or 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 teaspoons chipotle chiles in adobo, pureed
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 ripe avocados, peeled, pitted, and cut into small cubes
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• 1 cup canola oil
• 4 (6 inch) corn tortillas
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 lb queso fresco or 1/2 lb monterey jack cheese, crumbled
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 for the black beans:.
• 2 heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
• 3 add the onions and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
• 4 add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• 5 add the cumin and cook 30 seconds.
• 6 add the beans and chipotle puree and cook until just heated through, about 1 minute.
• 7 season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• 8 for the avocado relish:.
• 9 in a medium bowl, gently combine the avocados, lime juice, oil, honey and cilantro.
• 10 season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• 11 for the eggs:.
• 12 heat oil in a saucepan slightly larger than the tortillas over medium heat until it is hot enough to make a piece of tortilla bubble vigorously.
• 13 using tongs, transfer one tortilla to the hot oil and fry for 30 seconds on each side, or just until crisp.
• 14 drain on paper towels and season with salt.
• 15 repeat with remaining tortillas.
• 16 heat butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot.
• 17 gently break all the eggs into a bowl, keeping the yolks intact, then pour into the skillet and cook, covered, to desired doneness.season with salt and pepper.
• 18 to serve, place one tortilla on a large plate, top with 1/4 cup of the beans and a fried egg.
• 19 ladle some of the red and green chili sauces.
• 20 over the sides of the egg, then sprinkle with some of the cheese.
• 21 top with a dollop of avocado relish and serve immediately.