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Ejotes con huevo
Green beans with egg
Ejotes con huevo: everyday Mexican green beans with tomato, serrano and scrambled egg
Cheap, fast and filling, this is the kind of dish that turns up on Mexican home tables on a Lent Friday, at breakfast or as the main course of a weekday comida. Green beans are blanched, tossed through a quick tomato and serrano sofrito and bound with softly scrambled egg. Spoon it into warm corn tortillas or eat it with frijoles de la olla and rice. Chef's tip: cut the beans on a slant into short pieces so every forkful catches some egg.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
For the beans
- 10 ½ oz green beanstrimmed, cut into 3 cm pieces
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- ½ white onionchopped
- 1 clove garlicchopped
- 2 ripe tomatoeschopped
- 1 serrano chilefinely chopped
- 4 eggs
- ½ tsp salt
To serve
- 6 warm corn tortillas (optional)
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Boil the 10 ½ oz green beans in salted water for 4 minutes until bright green and still crisp, then drain.
5 minStep 2: Heat the 2 tbsp sunflower oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and cook the ½ white onion for 3 minutes. Add the 1 clove garlic, 2 ripe tomatoes and 1 serrano chile and cook for 4 minutes until the tomato breaks down into a loose sauce.
7 minStep 3: Add the beans and ½ tsp salt and stir for 2 minutes to coat.
2 minStep 4: Beat the 4 eggs, pour them over and turn the heat to low. Fold gently for 2–3 minutes and take the pan off while the egg still looks a little glossy; overcooked egg goes rubbery and dry.
3 minStep 5: Serve straight away with 6 warm corn tortillas.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 300 kcal
- Protein
- 17 g
- Carbs
- 14 g
- Fat
- 20 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does ejotes con huevo take?
- About 25 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of white onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of garlic?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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