Huevos Divorciados
Huevos Divorciados (or divorced eggs) is an authentic Mexican breakfast dish made with a red and green salsa served with fried eggs.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 tomatillos, (husked and rinsed)
- 3 roma tomatoes
- 1/2 small yellow onion, (halved)
- 2 jalapeno peppers, (stems removed (seeds removed if you don’t want it spicy))
- 2 cloves garlic
- 5 sprigs cilantro
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, (divided, plus more to taste)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil, (divided)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 large eggs
- cotija cheese or queso fresco, (for garnish)
- cilantro, (for garnish)
Instructions
- 1
Add the tomatillos, tomatoes, onion halves, jalapeno peppers and garlic cloves to a medium pot.
- 2
Fill the pot with water until the ingredients are completely covered and bring to a boil over high heat.
- 3
Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- 4
Make the red salsa by adding the cooked roma tomatoes, 1 onion half, 1 jalapeno pepper, 1 clove garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt to a blender. Blend until smooth.
- 5
Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a small pot over medium-high heat. Carefully pour in the blended red salsa and lightly fry for 1 minute, stirring often. Transfer to a bowl, taste, and season with more salt if necessary. Cover and set aside.
- 6
Make the green salsa by adding the cooked tomatillos and the remaining 1 onion half, 1 jalapeno pepper, 1 clove garlic, 5 sprigs cilantro, and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt to a blender. Blend until smooth.
- 7
Heat the remaining 1 teaspoon olive oil in a small pot over medium-high heat. Carefully pour in the blended green salsa and lightly fry for 1 minute, stirring often. Transfer to a bowl, taste, and season with more salt if necessary. Cover and set aside.
- 8
Fry the eggs by heating 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Carefully crack in the eggs, keeping them separate, and cook for 3 minutes, or until the whites are set. Remove from heat.
- 9
Place 2 eggs onto a plate. Spoon half of the red salsa around one of the eggs and half of the green salsa around the other egg. Garnish with a sprinkle of cotija cheese or queso fresco and some chopped cilantro. Serve with a side of refried beans and warm corn tortillas.