Blue Corn Fried Eggs
- 1 cup dried black beans or 1 (16-ounce) can black beans, drained, rinsed, and drained again
- 1/2 small red onion, finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 canned chipotle chile in adobo, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups canola oil
- 8 (4-inch) corn tortillas, preferably blue
- Kosher salt
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 8 large eggs
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Red Chile Sauce (page 239)
- Guacamole (recipe follows)
- 3 ounces queso fresco cheese, crumbled (3/4 cup)
- Green Chile Sauce (page 238)
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 ripe Hass avocados, peeled, pitted, and diced
- 1/2 small red onion, finely diced
- 1 jalapeno chile, finely diced
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- (makes about 2 cups)
- If using dried beans, pick over the beans and discard any stones.
- Put in a bowl, cover generously with cold water, and let soak for at least 8 hours.
- Drain the beans, put in a medium saucepan, and add cold water to cover by 2 inches.
- Add the onion, garlic, chipotle, and cumin and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Reduce the heat and simmer, adding more water if the beans appear dry, until the beans are tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- The beans can be made 8 hours in advance and refrigerated.
- Reheat before serving.
- If using canned beans, put them in a saucepan with the onion, garlic, chipotle, cumin, and 1 cup cold water and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Cook for 5 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- To fry the tortillas, heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat until it reaches 350F on a deep-fat thermometer.
- Fry the tortillas, one at a time, turning once, until just crispy, 20 to 30 seconds.
- Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels and season lightly with salt.
- To cook the eggs, melt the butter in large nonstick saute pan over medium heat.
- Carefully crack the eggs into the pan, season with salt and pepper, and cook until the whites are completely firm but the yolks are still soft, about 2 minutes.
- To serve, put some of the red chile sauce in the center of 4 large plates and swirl to cover the bottom.
- Put 2 fried tortillas on each plate.
- Top each tortilla with a fried egg and top each egg with some of the guacamole and cheese.
- Drain the beans and spoon them along with some green chile sauce on the tortillas.
- Garnish with the chopped cilantro.
- Combine the avocado, onion, jalapeno, lime juice, and cilantro in a medium bowl and season with salt and pepper.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/blue-corn-fried-eggs-382826 (may not work)