Huevos Divorciados
Divorced Eggs
Two fried eggs on griddled tortillas are deliberately kept apart — one bathed in red salsa, one in green — with a line of refried beans acting as the barrier between them.
Huevos Divorciados
✦ Antes de Empezar
Before you cook
Why do the two salsas stay separate on the plate?
The name 'divorced eggs' comes from keeping the red and green salsas apart — a thick line of hot refried beans spooned between the two eggs forms a visual barrier so the sauces don't run together.
Ingredientes· 7View
- 4Corn tortillas
- 4Large eggs
- 1 cupWarm red salsa
- 1 cupWarm green salsa
- 1 cupHot refried beans
- 2 tablespoonsOil
- As neededQueso fresco, crema, and avocado, optional
Instrucciones
6 pasosCalienta las salsas
Heat the salsas
Heat both salsas separately, and warm the beans until thick enough to form a barrier.
Calienta las tortillas
Warm the tortillas
Fry or griddle the tortillas lightly and place two on each plate.
Fríe los huevos
Fry the eggs
Fry the eggs sunny-side up or to your preference and place one on each tortilla.
Cubre con salsa
Cover with salsa
Cover the eggs on one side of each plate with red salsa and those on the other side with green salsa.
Separa con frijoles
Divide with beans
Spoon a line or mound of beans between them so the sauces remain visually separated.
Sirve
Serve
Garnish and serve immediately.
Authentic Culinary Gear for this Recipe
Heritage Mexican cooking relies on dedicated craft tools to develop authentic blisters, toasts, and emulsified textures.
10.5" Heavy Cast Iron Comal
Distributes high, dry radiant heat for charring poblanos, toasting chiles, and warming tortillas.
Cast Iron Tortilla Press (8")
Heavy calibrated leverage to press fresh heirloom masa dough into thin, supple rounds with zero sticking.
Heirloom Masa & Dried Chiles
Single-origin Mexican dried chiles (Ancho, Guajillo, Pasilla) and heirloom nixtamalized corn masa.
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