1 September 2015
Now on the morning after you have your lovely Fajitas, assuming you have some of the side dishes left ( and if not, make more, this is worth it), treat yourself to some eggs Mexican style known as Huevos Rancheros (Ranch Eggs), one of the world’s great breakfasts.
There are no hard and fast rules with this – well, actually, I suppose there have to be a couple. Let’s face it, you couldn’t make any kind of ‘Eggs’ dish without eggs and in this case, you probably need the tortillas – I mean they probably wouldn’t even know what toast is in Mexico, well, not in the bits where they eat this.
But other than the eggs and the tortillas, you can more or less mix and match to suit what you have available, but you probably also need the salsa – hard to imagine it without.
So, other than the eggs, tortillas and salsa, you can add whatever else you have available, though if you were Mexican, that’s likely to be beans, guacamole, cheese and/or cream. Oh sod it, follow the recipe.
This is the kind of breakfast you want if you’re going out for the day and don’t know if you’ll be able to get some lunch on your travels – it’s good, substantial and filling, everything you possibly want.
I mean, so is the ‘full English’ in all its many manifestations (full-Scottish, full Irish, Highland, West Country, etc.) but somehow this is more exotic and hence, more appealing.
Don’t get me wrong. I like a full-English, as I do the many other breakfast specials I know, but somehow Huevos is always a bit special, and seems to send me off on my travels nourished in a way I don’t often feel with others.
Maybe it’s the lack of meat? Nothing against meat, I really like it but it’s rare to feel as full on a vegetarian dish (Huevos) as one does after sausages, bacon, etc.
So start your day the Mexican way or just sing the song, “Wish me luck as Huevos goodbye”!