Mexican Eggs with Tortillas & Beans
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Total: 20 mins
A Cajun spiced spin on Mexican breakfasts, this dish serves up a fiery veg and black bean sauce on warm flour tortillas, topped off with fried eggs.
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693 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 4 white tortillas
  • 1 green pepper
  • 2 vine tomatoes
  • 1 chilli
  • 400g tin of black beans
  • 2 tsp Cajun seasoning
  • 4 eggs
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  • 1½ tbsp olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • 150ml cold water
You'll need
  • Medium pan with a lid
  • Measuring jug
  • Baking tray (optional)
  • Large frying pan with a lid
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Set your oven to 160°C/Fan 140°C/Gas 3. Unwrap the tortillas, then pop them in a square of foil or baking paper and loosely wrap them. Place the tortilla parcel in the oven to warm up while you make the toppings.

  • 2.

    Halve the green pepper, scoop out the seeds and white pith, and finely chop the pepper. Dice the tomatoes. Place a medium pan on a medium heat and add ½ tbsp olive oil. Add the diced veg and season with a pinch of salt. Fry, stirring often, for 6-7 mins till the veg start to soften.

  • 3.

    Meanwhile, halve the chilli, scrape out the seeds and white pith for less heat, then finely chop the chilli. Drain the black beans and rinse them.

  • 4.

    Stir the chilli into the veg with 2 tsp Cajun seasoning. Fry, stirring, for 1 min. Tip in the black beans and pour in 150ml cold water. Pop a lid on the pan (or use a baking tray if you don't have a lid) and simmer for 5-8 mins, stirring now and then, till the sauce thickens.

  • 5.

    When the sauce has 3-4 mins left to cook, place a large frying pan on a medium-high heat. Add 1 tbsp olive oil and crack in the eggs. Pop a lid on the pan (or cover it with a baking tray) and fry for 2-4 mins, till the eggs are as a set as you prefer.

  • 6.

    Taste the black bean sauce and add a pinch of salt if you think it needs it. Place the warm tortillas on 2 warm plates and top with the black bean sauce. Finish with 2 fried eggs each and serve.

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