Mexi-Brunch with Pedro

A while ago, I attended another Mexican cooking demonstration at La Margarita. This time, the theme was Mexican breakfast dishes. It was well attended; I think the class was supposed to be capped at twelve but I seem to have snuck in as number thirteen. We started with Mexican hot chocolate this time; no margaritas.

Mexican hot chocolate

Next, Pedro and his assistant Javier prepared Huevos Rancheros for us, including a from-scratch sauce made of roasted chiles and other delights:

Huevos Rancheros

Side dishes were really good authentic frijoles, and Green Chilaquiles. The beans were just simmered with some chopped onion; my beans are never this good! His were meltingly tender and soft. I think I have been buying old beans. Chilaquiles are just stale tortillas, cut in strips, fried, and tossed in a sauce. I think of them as a sort of Mexican pasta dish. Pedro made his sauce of tomatillos and mild green chiles; the dish was topped with sour cream, rings of mild raw onion, and Mexican cheese (in this case, queso anejo "old cheese", much like a Parmesan).

Pedro's Frijoles

Green Chilaquiles

Again, it was all delicious. I didn't save any to take home to Mike but ate it all myself. Now if I could come up with just the right occasion for a Mexican brunch, and the right adventurous people to eat it!