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Brunch Baked Huevos Rancheros

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 6 large Beefsteak tomatoes, ripe
  • 1/2 onion, cut in chunks
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 jalapeno, deveined and seeded
  • 1 chicken broth cube
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 TBSP cooking oil
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • Cooking oil spray or a bit of oil
  • 1 package Flat, oven-baked or fried Tostadas
  • 1 can Black beans, drained optional
  • 1 cup shredded Quesadilla or Mexican blend cheese
  • 1/2 cup Mexican or sour cream
  • 8 eggs
  • 1 small bunch of washed cilantro, coarsely chopped for garnish
  • 1 small avocado, sliced for garnish

Method
 

  1. Make the salsa:
    In the blender process tomatoes, 1/2 onion, garlic cloves, chile Jalapeno, chicken broth and water until smooth. Pass through a strainer and pour into a sauce pan. Add 2 TBSP of olive oil and cook until sauce changes color and whitish froth on surface is gone. Let it simmer for a while over medium heat, about 7 - 10 minutes and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  2. Preheat oven to 400°.
  3. Assemble the casserole:
    Spray or grease with oil a deep 9 x 13" baking dish (see "Notes" for a smaller family). Cover the bottom of the baking dish with a layer of tostadas, overlapping them if necessary to cover empty spaces.
  4. Pour half of the home-made or bought Enchilada sauce on top of the tostadas.
  5. Pour half the can of drained black beans, if using.
  6. Sprinkle with half the cheese and dot with half the cream
  7. Repeat process by placing another layer of tostadas, overlapping them when necessary, pouring remaining half of sauce, drained beans, sprinkling cheese and dotting with sour cream.
  8. Using a large cooking spoon gently make 8 "wells" on the last layer and crack one egg into each holllow.
  9. Bake uncovered for 15 - 20 minutes or until whites are set.
  10. Garnish with cilantro and avocado slices. Serve immediately.

Notes

You can save some of the cheese and cream to top the casserole; just try to avoid sprinkling/dotting right over the egg yolks, to preserve visual appeal. Same thing applies to avocado slices and cilantro.
If you have a smaller family, make your Brunch Baked Huevos Rancheros in an 8" x 11" pan and use only 6 eggs instead of 8, like I did.
Also, you can double the amount of salsa and save some for serving.