Nuevo Leon: Huevos Rancheros All Day, Every Day
September 23, 2005
One of my favorite things to chow on the morning is a big, fat plate of Huevos Rancheros (especially after a drink or two) and it's really hard to find a place in my 'hood that creates a decent version but, Nuevo Leon, a charming Mexican restaurant down in Pilsen, has a splendid take on them that I'm desperately craving right now. I love how the fried eggs (both whites cooked and runny in the middle) are just floating in the red sauce and the beans are still whole (some Americanized places serve them with refried beans or with black beans, but to me that just takes away from the dish). The ranchero beans have little slivers of smoky peppers and onions throughout and they've been cooked so long, they sneak their way straight down my throat (no chewing involved). I like to squeeze fresh lime all over mine and turn it into an egg & bean soup of sorts...then all I need is some warm, homemade tortillas to sop it all up with. The thought of them is so friggin' iintoxicating right this second, I think I'm gonna have to haul down~
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