Spicy Mexican Brunch Eggs Recipes

MEXICAN BREAKFAST

Steps:

• Peel and finely slice the onions and garlic. Deseed and finely slice the peppers and chillies.
• Get a large frying pan (make sure you've got a lid to go with it) on a high heat and add several good lugs of olive oil.
• Add the onion, garlic, peppers, fresh and dried chillies, bay leaves and a good pinch of sea salt and black pepper, and cook for 15 minutes, or until to softened and caramelised, stirring regularly.
• Pour in the tomatoes, using a spoon or potato masher to break them up. Bring to the boil, then turn down to a medium heat and cook for a further 5 minutes to reduce the sauce.
• When you've got a nice thick tomato stew consistency, have a taste and adjust the seasoning, if needed.
• Slice the fresh tomatoes and lay them over the top of the mixture.
• Use a spoon to make small wells in the tomato stew, then crack in the eggs so they poach in the thick, delicious juices - try to crack them in as quickly as you can so they all get to cook for roughly the same amount of time.
• Season from a height, put the lid on and let the eggs cook for around 3 to 4 minutes, or until cooked to your liking.
• Warm the tortillas while this is happening. You can pop them into the oven at 180°C/350°F/gas 4 for a few minutes, microwave them for a few seconds or even lay them over the lid of the pan so they heat up as the eggs cook.
• Take the lid off and check your eggs by giving them a poke with your finger. When they're done to your liking, turn the heat off and take the pan to the table with the warmed tortillas, the Cheddar and a grater so everyone can get involved and make their own. Personally, I like to grate a bit of cheese right on to a warm tortilla, spoon an egg and some of the wonderful tomato stew on top, wrap it up, and eat it right away. What a beautiful way to wake up!

MIGAS RECIPE: MEXICAN SCRAMBLED EGGS WITH CRISPY TORTILLAS

Steps:

• Heat the vegetable oil in a large pan and add the corn tortillas. Fry them lightly in the hot oil until they crisp up, flipping a bit, about 4-5 minutes. Remove them from the pan and set them into paper towels to drain. Sprinkle them with a bit of salt while they are hot.
• Next, add the peppers and onion to the hot pan and cook them down about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato, then pour in the scrambled eggs. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and stir.
• Cook the eggs, stirring here and there, about 2-3 minutes, or until the eggs just begin to set.
• Remove from heat and stir in the reserved crispy tortillas and shredded cheese.
• Top with spicy chili flakes, extra sliced peppers and avocado. And hot sauce if desired!

SPICY MEXICAN BRUNCH EGGS

Steps:

• 1 Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large skillet on medium heat; add sausage. Cook 3-4 minutes or until rendered and crumbly. Add onions, garlic and peppers; cook 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir in sauce, water and red pepper; bring to a simmer.
• 2 Remove pan from heat. Make six wells in sauce with a large spoon, spacing evenly around pan. Crack 1 egg into each well. Push sauce around the edges of the egg white to contain each egg in its well, while keeping the yolk undisturbed. Cook covered on low heat 4-6 minutes, or until egg whites are set.
• 3 Top with cheese, radishes and cilantro. Drizzle with remaining oil before serving with bread.

CHORIZO CON HUEVOS (SPICY MEXICAN SAUSAGE WITH EGGS)

Steps:

• Place chorizo sausage in a skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir until sausage is browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Stir eggs into the sausage; cook and stir until eggs are set and scrambled with the chorizo, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Warm corn tortillas on an electric skillet until they are heated through, about 2 minutes.
• Place egg and chorizo into corn tortillas.