Huevos Rancheros

Ingredients

300 g roma tomato

½ small white onion

1 clove garlic

1 small green chilli

salt, to taste

1 cup vegetable oil

8 corn tortillas

8 eggs

Method

1. Place the tomato, onion, garlic and chilli in a blender jug and puree until smooth.
2. Heat a 25 cm fry pan to a medium heat and add two tablespoons of the oil. Fry the sauce for 3-4 minutes or until it begins to thicken, add salt to taste then reserve.
3. Heat the remaining oil in a 30 cm frypan to a medium heat, then fry the tortillas until crispy. Drain on paper towelling then repeat until all are cooked.
4. Drain all but 2 two tablespoons of oil into a heat proof bowl, the use the pan to fry the eggs on a medium heat until the whites are firm but the yolks remain runny.
5. To serve, place two fried tortillas on each plate, top each with a fried egg then add the cooked tomato sauce over the whites, leaving the yolks exposed. Serve immediately.