These tostadas are simply my favourite factor on the planet Earth proper now. These guys are crispy, drippy, savory, salty, and all-around simply in your face in one of the best form of method.
Right here’s what’s occurring:
a crispy fried corn tortilla
a layer of refried black beans
a fried egg cooked in purple chile enchilada sauce
a cheddar cheese crispy edge across the egg
a bit tangle of pickled purple onion on prime
cilantro
The mix of flavors and textures is unmatched, plus so lots of these items may be made forward or store-bought (the enchilada sauce, the refried beans, the tostada if you would like). It’s my good meals mixture: one thing creamy, one thing crunchy, one thing tangy, and one thing drippy and messy to essentially make you are feeling alive.
I’ve eaten (slash, proceed to eat) these for ANY meal of the day, which is one more reason why I like them. They’re breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner multi functional cute, crunchy little package deal.
I hope you’re keen on these as a lot as I do – and when you do, these cauliflower tostadas with queso are your subsequent cease!
We’re making Crimson Chile Tostadas with Eggs! We’re speaking creamy, crunchy, drippy, and tangy – absolutely the good taste mixture.
Tostadas:
Elective toppings:
Make the Pickled Onions (optionally available): Slice a purple onion very thinly (I exploit a mandoline for this). Switch to a jar and fill 1/3 of the way in which with white distilled vinegar, 2/3 of the way in which with water, and add a pinch of each salt and sugar. Shake and place within the fridge – they’ll be able to go inside 30-60 minutes, and might keep within the fridge for 1-3 days.*
Fry the tortillas: Warmth the oil over medium warmth (I exploit a forged iron for this). When the oil is sizzling, fry the tortillas for a minute or two on either side till golden and crispy. Switch to a paper towel lined plate to soak up extra oil; sprinkle with salt.
Fry the eggs: Wipe the pan clear. Return to medium warmth. Add a number of tablespoons of enchilada sauce to the pan, making a bit pool of sauce for every egg. The sauce could sizzle, so put on an apron! Crack the eggs immediately into the middle of every pool of sauce; 2 eggs is probably the most I can slot in my pan at one time. Cook dinner till the whites are utterly set, 4-5 minutes. The sauce will caramelize a bit across the edges (so good). Sprinkle a little bit of cheddar cheese across the edges of the eggs for the previous couple of minutes to get a crisped, tacky edge in your egg.
Assemble tostadas: When the eggs are finished, layer your tostadas: crispy tortilla, refried black beans, fried egg. Sprinkle with salt, cilantro, pickled onion, and/or chunks of avocado. SO so good!
Notes
*If you wish to preserve the pickled onions within the fridge for longer than 1-3 days, simply boil your water first! I at all times make them in a scramble so I by no means do any boiling, which is why they shouldn’t be stored as lengthy for meals security causes. However we undergo them rapidly, so it really works completely for us!
The tortillas have to fry rapidly with the intention to get crispy, so be certain that your oil is sweet and sizzling if you put them within the pan! It shouldn’t take greater than 3-4 minutes to fry them. I’ve additionally discovered that utilizing corn tortillas out of the fridge makes them chewy as a substitute of crispy, so I’d suggest utilizing room temperature tortillas.
I by no means warmth up my refried black beans as a result of the opposite components are heat and all of it simply works for me as-is! However if you would like, you possibly can microwave your beans or warmth them on the range.
Sure! That will be an enormous time saver and really handy which is what this sequence is all about!
That stated, it’s laborious to beat the style and texture of a freshly fried corn tortilla, in order that’s what I often do!
Can You Bake Tostadas?
I discover that they get too chewy (not crispy, however chewy and laborious to eat) when baked, so I don’t suggest it.
How Do You Make This Forward / What Do You Do with Leftovers?
This works rather well to prep forward in segments – simply to assemble till proper earlier than you eat it.
The tortillas will keep crispy and yummy for a day or so after frying (clearly greatest coming off the pan, however nonetheless scrumptious a pair hours later). And the beans, sauce, and pickled onions preserve within the fridge!
After I’m able to make one in every of these, I simply pull out all my particular person objects, fry my egg up, and assemble!
How Can You Make This Dairy-Free?
Simply skip the cheddar cheese edge on the egg!
Do You Have To Use “Crimson Chile Enchilada Sauce”?
Frontera’s purple chile enchilada sauce is one in every of my all-time favourite shortcut merchandise – we’ve used it in a number of recipes just like the beans and greens tacos, and the red chile chicken tacos.
You don’t have to make use of this actual sauce, but it surely’s the clear winner for me! I purchase it at Target and you may also discover it on Amazon(affiliate hyperlink).
What Sort Of Pan Works Greatest For This Recipe?
I usually use my cast iron to fry the tortillas, and my Caraway nonstick for the eggs.
However if you wish to make these multi functional pan, I’ve additionally used each sorts of pan for every thing begin to end. You could have choices!
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