Mexican ranch-style eggs

A Mexican-style dish of eggs baked in spiced tomatoes, peppers, chorizo, and crispy potatoes.

Serves: 4

Preparation time:  15 minutes

Cooking time:  25 minutes

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You will need

  • ½ x 2.5kg bag potatoes, cut into 2cm cubes
  • 1 chicken stock cube, made up to 500ml with hot water
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, 1 peeled and left whole, 1 finely chopped
  • ½ bunch spring onions, washed and sliced
  • ½ x 600g pack basics peppers, sliced
  • 70g Sainsbury's Spanish chorizo, each slice cut into 4
  • 2 teaspoons mild chilli powder
  • 1 x 400g can basics peeled tomatoes
  • 4 medium Woodland free range eggs by Sainsbury's
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Recipe Information

Step by step guide to making Mexican ranch-style eggs

  1. In a large frying pan add the potatoes and 300ml of the stock and cook for 10 minutes, until most of the liquid has been absorbed and the potatoes are becoming tender.
  2. Remove the lid, add 1½ tablespoons of the oil and the whole garlic clove and fry the potatoes for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden.
  3. Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in another frying pan, and fry most of the onion (leave a little to garnish), peppers and chorizo for 5 minutes, until slightly charred.
  4. Stir in the remaining garlic and chilli powder, followed by the tomatoes and remaining stock. Simmer for 5 minutes, until thickened, then season.
  5. Make four dips in the tomato sauce using the back of a spoon and crack an egg into each dip, cover and cook over a gentle heat for 6-8 minutes, until the yolk has set but is still runny.
  6. Serve straight away, scattered with the remainder of the spring onions, and with the sauté potatoes.

Make it veggie: Replace the chicken stock with vegetable stock and the chorizo with 200g basics mushrooms. Cook the mushrooms with the peppers and the potatoes with the stock. Complete as the recipe states. 

Public health advice is to avoid consumption of raw or lightly cooked eggs especially for those vulnerable to infection including pregnant woman, babies and the elderly.

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Nutritional information for Mexican ranch-style eggs

Nutritional information for Mexican ranch-style eggs

Nutrition type per serving
Calories 473 kcal
Total Fat 17.1g
Saturated Fat 4.3g
Salt 1.1g
Sugar 9.8g
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