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Default Egg Tostada

On 6/10/2013 2:59 PM, Tara wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:07:14 -0600, casa bona wrote:
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>> Generally this dish is made as heuvos rancheros with the eggs fried or
>> poached separately and then placed over the fried tortillas with salsa
>> and cheese on top.
>>
>> Doing it with the egg and cheese directly over the chile dipped tortilla
>> was much better, the flavors married perfectly in the covered pan and
>> the egg was not oily at all.

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> And you only have to wash one pan! I like your idea of dipping the
> tortilla in the chile sauce. Thanks for trying it and reporting back. I
> saw a variation today with the eggs baked on top of the tortilla. That
> would be an easy way to cook a big quantity, but a waste of energy for
> just a few servings.
>
> Tara
>

The one pan aspect was key, I had a great lunch thanks to you.

You're on the money with the baking aspect for a family breakfast, I'll
keep that in mind too.