huevos rancheros
noun
hue·vos ran·che·ros
ˈwā-vōs-ˌrän-ˈcher-ōs 
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: fried or poached eggs served on a tortilla and topped with a usually tomato-based sauce
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Its brunch menu options include French toast with seasonal fruit, smoked salmon toast, huevos rancheros and quiche Lorraine.
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Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
The year’s best new barbecue restaurant is also the Sunday breakfast king of South Texas, serving brisket huevos rancheros layered with crispy corn tortillas, a full slice of smoked brisket, two eggs and a ranchero sauce that any Tex-Mex joint would claim.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Dec. 2021
Here, huevos rancheros come with South Indian uttapam flatbreads instead of tortillas.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
My typical order is iced coffee and huevos rancheros with scrambled eggs.
—T.m. Brown, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
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Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024
The year’s best new barbecue restaurant is also the Sunday breakfast king of South Texas, serving brisket huevos rancheros layered with crispy corn tortillas, a full slice of smoked brisket, two eggs and a ranchero sauce that any Tex-Mex joint would claim.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Dec. 2021
Here, huevos rancheros come with South Indian uttapam flatbreads instead of tortillas.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
My typical order is iced coffee and huevos rancheros with scrambled eggs.
—T.m. Brown, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
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