Honduran Baleadas

Honduran Baleadas

from themom100.com
Breakfast
16 min
6 servings
282 kcal / serving

Baleadas are a Honduran dish of flour tortillas, refried beans, cheese, scrambled eggs, and sour cream that is infinitely satisfying and craveable.

Ingredients

  • ½ cuprefried red beans ((approximately))
  • 2 tablespoonsolive oil
  • 6flour tortillas
  • 6eggs
  • kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper ((to taste))
  • 1 tablespoonbutter
  • ½ cupqueso fresco ((or cotija cheese))
  • one avocado ((sliced))
  • ⅓ cupsour cream ((or crema))
  • hot sauce ((to serve, if desired))

Directions

  1. 1

    Combine the beans with the olive oil in a small pot. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring frequently until warm and smooth.

  2. 2

    Meanwhile, heat a small skillet over medium-high heat. Warm the tortillas for 1 to 2 minutes on each side, until lightly browned, warm, and pliable. Stack the tortillas on a plate and cover them with a clean dishtowel to keep them warm.

  3. 3

    Beat the eggs in a small bowl. Season lightly with salt and pepper. In the same skillet that you cooked the tortillas in, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the beaten eggs and scramble, stirring often, just until cooked. Slide out of the pan onto a plate.

  4. 4

    Place a warm tortilla on each plate. Spread a heaping tablespoon of refried beans on each tortilla. Spoon ⅙ of the scrambled eggs on the beans. Top with a heaping tablespoon of the cheese, a few slices of avocado, and a tablespoon of sour cream or crema. Give the baleada a squirt of hot sauce if desired. Eat while warm.