Papas Con Huevo (Mexican potato and eggs)
Delicious Papas Con Huevos (Potatoes and Eggs) is an easy recipe made with perfectly crispy potatoes and scrambled eggs. Enjoy a simple dish with a Mexican twist!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 small potatoes or 1 large russet potato (peeled (optional) and cubed )
- 1/4 cup avocado, vegetable or canola oil
- 1/3 cup onions (yellow or white) (chopped into small pieces)
- 1/4 cup Anaheim chile (or jalapeño, serrano, etc)
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- ground black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Parboil method for cooking the potatoes
- 2
Place potatoes in a small saucepan. Add enough water just to cover the potatoes. Cook on medium high for about 5 minutes or until the potatoes soften up just a little bit.
- 3
Drain the potatoes and place them on paper towel to remove dry them up a little bit. If you skip this process the hot oil will splash all over you!
- 4
Frying pan method for cooking the potatoes
- 5
In a medium to large skillet, add about 1/4 cup (enough so that it spreads on the entire skillet). Stir them often so that they cook evenly.
- 6
Once they're ready, set them on a paper towel to drain the excess oil.
- 7
Cooking the eggs
- 8
Crack the eggs into a bowl. Add salt and pepper according to taste then whisk with a fork until fluffy. Set aside.
- 9
In a skillet set to medium high heat, add the oil. Once the oil is hot add the potatoes and cook for about a minute. (This process is for when using the parboil method of cooking the potatoes)
- 10
When the potatoes are almost ready, add the onions and chiles and cook until the onions are translucent.
- 11
Note: Remove excess oil prior to adding the eggs.
- 12
Lower the heat to medium low. Add the whisked eggs and cook, stirring continuously with a spatula, until they just begin to set. Continue cooking until thickened and no visible liquid egg remains, about 2-4 minutes.
- 13
Serve immediately with corn or flour tortillas or even a toast with butter.