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Huevos En Rabo De Mestiza/Poached Eggs In Tom

Cuisine: Mexican
Type: Cheese, Eggs
Courses: Breakfast, Vegetarian
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/3 cup 78mlOil
2 cups 125g / 4.4ozOnions - thinly sliced (medium)
2 lbs 908g / 32ozCanned whole tomatoes
7 oz 198gCanned whole green chiles - cut into strips
2 cups 474mlWater
1 teaspoon 5mlSalt
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlSugar
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlBlack pepper
8   Eggs
3 oz 85gMonterey Jack cheese - cut into 8 slices

Recipe Instructions

Heat oil in large, deep skillet. Add onions and cook until tender but not browned. Place tomatoes in blender or food processor and blend until chopped but not pureed. Add tomatoes and chiles to onion and cook 5 minutes. Add water, salt, sugar and pepper and cook 5 minutes longer. Break each egg, one at a time, onto small plate and slide into hot water mixture carefully so as not to break yolk. Arrange 1 cheese slice on top of each egg. Cover and cook gently 5 to 8 minutes, or until eggs are set and cheese is melted.

Source:
Saveur, Sept/Oct 1997

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