Contributed by: Chef/Restaurateur Gabbi Patrick, Chaak Kitchen – Tustin
Huevos Motulenos with Tomato Frito Sauce
layers of corn tortilla, sunny-side egg, applewood smoked ham, peas, queso oaxaca, black beans, tomate frito
Ingredients:
Tomato Frito Sauce
8 C Tomato – cut in half
1/4 C Yellow onion – cut in quarters
1/3 C Garlic – whole
1/2 C Habanero – whole
3/8 C Salt – to taste
1/4 C Olive oil
Huevos Motulenos (per plate)
2 Corn tortilla – warmed
1/4 C Ham – seared and diced
1/8 C Pea – sautéed
1/8 C Black bean
1/8 C Queso oaxaca
1 Egg – sunny side up
Cilantro flower
Directions:
- Tomato Frito Sauce
- Toss tomato, onion, garlic, and habanero with olive oil and cook in woodfire oven or
- conventional oven at 425 degrees until blistered
- Once everything starts to blister, be careful not to get too much color, remove from oven
- Blend until smooth
- Add salt to taste and adjust if needed
- Huevos Motulenos (per plate)
- On a large plate, spoon a light layer of tomato frito and layer the corn tortillas with ham, peas, black beans, and queso oaxaca
- Top with second tortilla and repeat
- Place sunny side egg on top and salt to taste
- Top with cilantro flowers
- Notes – sauce measures are by weight
- – the ingredient measures for plating are approximate