A plate of huevos divorciados with refried beans separating the fried eggs and salsa.
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What Makes Eggs 'Divorced' In The Well-Known Mexican Breakfast Dish
BY JULIA HOLLAND
Traditional Mexican breakfast huevos divorciados eggs with tomato and verde salsa served with homemade refried beans.
Huevos divorciados, or "divorced eggs," may sound like the saddest item you can get at a Mexican restaurant. However, the flavor of this dish is more likely to make you happy.
Chili pepper on black background.
Huevos divorciados are a Mexican breakfast dish that uses two fried eggs and a long list of other ingredients for a bold flavor. It has roots that go back to the 16th century.
Traditional Mexican dish Huevos rancheros - scrambled eggs with tomato salsa, with taco tortillas, fresh vegetables and parsley. Breakfast for two. On a black concrete table. Vertical, copy space.
"Divorced eggs" are similar to huevos rancheros, but in huevos divorciados, every element is separated (or "divorced") rather than cooked and served together.
Tomatillos, green tomatoes, with salsa verde, green sauce, in a molcajete, traditional Mexican mortar, top shot on a dark rustic wooden background
Salsa verde, with flavors of cilantro, green chile, and tomatillo, is one salsa used in huevos divorciados, and salsa roja, with a spicy, smoky tomato flavor, is the other.
Bowls of salsa verde and salsa roja
Salsa verde is poured over one egg and salsa roja over another. When ready to serve, the eggs are further separated by a line of other ingredients down the middle of the plate.
Mexican Corn Tortillas Close up over a mexican flag (this picture has been taken with a Hasselblad H3D II 31 megapixels camera)
This "barrier" may be made of refried beans, avocado and red onions, tortilla chips, and/or breakfast potatoes. Tortillas are also served underneath the eggs or on the side.
Traditional Mexican breakfast huevos divorciados eggs with tomato and verde salsa served with homemade refried beans
Huevos divorciados take way more time to make than huevos rancheros, but since the ingredients aren't mixed together, you can fully taste and savor every aspect of the dish.
Fried egg in the shape of a heart on a piece of toast.
Rows of eggs. One egg is cracked open to reveal the yolk
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