Huevos Motuleños
Huevos Motuleños are not here to behave. They’re a Yucatán breakfast icon from Motul—stacked, saucy, and unapologetically extra.
A lightly fried tortilla lays the foundation, then comes the good stuff: refried beans, a fried egg, and a rich tomato-chilli sauce, piled high with ham, peas, and fried plantains. It’s messy. It’s bold. It’s breakfast done properly.
At home with Gran Luchito, it’s easy: warm the refried beans, passata and chipotle paste, fry your eggs your way, and heat your soft taco wraps.
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Prep time
5MINS
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Cook time
10MINS
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Total time
15MINS
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Ideal for
Breakfast -
Make it
Mexican -
Serves
4
Nutrition: Per serving
kcal 153 fat 7.3g saturates 1.2g carbs 16.2g sugars 2.9g fibre 1.0g protein 6.1g salt 0.90g
Found in the
Mexican Section
Ingredients
Sauce and Eggs:
- 1 packet of Refried Beans
- 2 tsp Chipotle Paste
- 300g Passata
- 75g / 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 3-4 tblsp olive oil, for cooking
- 1 plantain, peeled and cut into slices
- 4 Soft Taco Wraps
- 4 eggs
- Salt and pepper, for seasoning
To Serve:
- 150g / 1 cup ham, diced
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 1 small handful of coriander, finely chopped
How to make it
- Place the Refried Beans and the Passata Sauce in two separate sauce pans.
- Add two teaspoons of Chipotle Paste to the pan with the Passata Sauce, mix and warm over medium heat.
- Warm the Refried Beans over medium heat.
- Add a little water to the beans to get a more runny consistency and avoid them from drying out. Add the frozen peas into the Passata Sauce to warm them up.
- In the meantime prepare a frying pan with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium heat. Once its hot enough, fry the plantain slices until golden brown on both sides. When ready, remove them from the pan and place them on a plate on the side.
- In the same frying pan add a bit more oil and fry your eggs one or two at a time. Cook them to your liking, simply seasoning with a bit of salt and pepper. Once ready, remove the eggs from the pan and place them on a plate on the side while you cook the rest of your eggs.
- Once the eggs are ready, in the same pan lightly fry your Soft Tacos and get ready to serve. Place one lightly fried tortilla on each plate, then add a few spoonfuls of Refried Beans and spread them on top of each. Add a fried egg, a couple of fried plantains on each, a few spoonfuls of the Chipotle Passata Sauce and peas. Finish serving them with the ham, avocado and coriander scattered on top. Serve warm and enjoy!
What To Serve With Huevos Motuleños
For an epic breakfast, serve your huevos motuleños recipe with a side dish of Mushroom Molletes or Mexican Black Beans.
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Your free Taco guide will be emailed to you immediately. It's not typically a spicy dish no, but our recipe has a slight kick from the tinga taco sauce. It's by no means really spicy though. The city of Motul in Yucatán, Mexico claims the dish originated there. They are very proud of it, and there is even an annual huevos motuleños festival! Although they both have a tortilla as a base, and then beans and egg on top, they are very different because huevos motulenos have some very distinctive ingredients, such as the fried plantain, peas, and ham. They also have a different salsa too - motulenos is less spicy and rancheros is normally spicier. Subscribe now for a free copy of the Gran Luchito e-cookbook filled with delicious, authentic Mexican recipes and join our mailing list for all the latest recipes, news and blog updates.
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