# Huevos Rancheros! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 8, 2003, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huevos-rancheros/167253 "2003-04-08T05:47:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Winnie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e480ec/32.png) [@Winnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnie)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huevos-rancheros/167253/21 "2003-04-08T19:42:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AHunter3 \* > \*\*Best huevos rancheros I ever had was at a restaurant across Central from UNM in Albuquerque, and rather than salsa they covered the eggs in a layer of deep red chile pequin paste šŸ™‚ Mmmmm! > > Lesseeā€¦slightly corny western-cowboy nameā€¦ Frontier? That sounds right. Frontier Diner. Around the corner from the Purple something-or-other and the head shop šŸ™‚ \*\* Ooooh yes, the Frontier: [The Frontier](http://www.digitalcity.com/albuquerque/dining/venue.adp?vid=45923&type=overview) Had the pleasure of having breakfast burritos with spicy, spicy green chilis and frosted sweet rolls here on my last trip to Albuquerque. Total dive, but some great authentic food. Now Iā€™m hungry for huevos rancherosā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![BottledBlondJeanie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/0ea827/32.png) [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huevos-rancheros/167253/22 "2003-04-08T20:04:50Z")
**Green Bean** youā€™ve got to try _migas_ ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huevos-rancheros/167253/23 "2003-04-08T21:56:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Green Bean \* > \*\* > Any cookbook suggestions for a _gringa_? I have plenty of access to ingredients.) \*\* You might want to give [The Border Cookbook](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1558321020/qid=1049839149/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/002-9391239-5812814?v=glance&s=books&n=507846) a try. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huevos-rancheros/167253/24 "2003-04-08T22:20:07Z")
Yeah, seconded. _The Border Cookbook_ is muy bueno. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2003, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huevos-rancheros/167253/25 "2003-04-09T06:49:56Z")
ok, I really suck at giving recipes, as I cook by ā€œeyeā€. I seldom use exact measurements. Make this it to your tastes and futz around a bit with the recipe. with that, here is my recipe for salsa: I call it: \*Salsa Baboon. \* well, not really. but it is tasty just the same. you will need: a food processor an iron skillet you should also devote a container specifically for this salsa as my salsa is rather exclusive about where it should be stored. šŸ˜‰ Actually itā€™s because it tends to be very strongly scented and could affect your container. ingredients: Easy: 1 large can of whole tomatos (or diced. just NOT stewed) if you are inclined use fresh tomatoes you have made to be like the ones in the can. or if you have the time, use fresh tomatos. 1 bunch of cilantro. yes, some of you hate it. BUT, no mexican kitchen is without it. I would rather die a thousand deaths than to not have my cilantro. Jalapenos. the amount is up to you. I use 2 to 3 when feeling spicey. 1 onion garlic salt pepper cider vinegar cumin chili powder\* get the iron skillet. turn it on. (tell it it is looking sexy. ha!) put jalapenos on it and cook them until they are BLACK and CHARRED all over. I use an iron skillet just because I have one for this purpose. some people use a broiler. I also slice the onion in quarters and char one side. put tomatoes in processor. chop until desired consistancy. put half into container. leave other half in processor. put in onions. chop chop chop. put in jalapenos.chop chop chop. when I am up to it. I get a BUNCH of jalapenos and roast them and then can them. this way when I make salsa, I just add spoonfuls. I hope you noticed I did not say to remove the skin of the jalapenos. just cut the top off and process it all. charred. really. add garlic. chop chop chop. next throw in some cilantro. if you over chop it, it may darken your salsa, but it still will taste good. I like it to have little leafy looking bits. now I put them all the conatiner and mix it all up. add a splash of vinegar (helps to preserve your salsa). add salt and pepper and cumin. \*I also add this chili powder (Itā€™s a brand called Pico de Galloā€¦ she got it from Mexico) to mine because mister Babs likes salsa with a bite. ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2003, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huevos-rancheros/167253/26 "2003-04-09T12:17:31Z")
What? No _mocajete_? ---
**Author:** ![CBEscapee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@CBEscapee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBEscapee)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2003, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huevos-rancheros/167253/27 "2003-04-09T12:38:46Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Pantellerite_ > \*\*What? No _mocajete_? \*\* A _molcajete_ is indispensable in a Mexican kitchen. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Bad News Baboon_ > **I also add this chili powder (Itā€™s a brand called Pico de Galloā€¦ she got it from Mexico) to mine because mister Babs likes salsa with a bite.** I would imagine you are referring to ground red chile powder (_chile en polvo o chile molido_) and not the spice mix sold in the US for making _chili con carne_? When using fresh tomatoes, they are usually charred and peeled. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2003, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huevos-rancheros/167253/28 "2003-04-09T20:42:36Z")
yeah, I have a _molcajete_. Itā€™s a cute shape, even. It looks like a pig! My aunt had one and I had to have one too! I did that that it would be too much to assume that the average American household would have one, hence the food processor. yes, it is _chile en polvo_. I am not sure why the brand is Pico de Gallo. It makes it confusing. ---
**Author:** ![CBEscapee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@CBEscapee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBEscapee)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huevos-rancheros/167253/29 "2003-04-10T01:32:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bad News Baboon \* > \*\* > > yes, it is _chile en polvo_. I am not sure why the brand is Pico de Gallo. It makes it confusing. \*\* If Iā€™m not mistaken, north of the border _pico de gallo_ is chopped tomato, onion and green chiles or what is called \* salsa mexicana o salsa fresca\*. Here in Jalisco _pico de gallo_ is a salad-like _botana_ made from orange wedges, sliced jicama, cucumbers, lime juice and sprinkled with _chile en polvo_ or chopped dried red chiles (_chile de arbol_). ---
**Author:** ![Gulo\_gulo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@Gulo\_gulo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gulo_gulo)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huevos-rancheros/167253/30 "2003-04-10T19:15:56Z")
Ack! I guess I was the only one who thought this was a thread on the [band](http://www.huevosrancheros.com/). [sub] **slinks off in disgrace** [/sub] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huevos-rancheros/167253.md?page=1)