Huevos rancheros

I haven't posted a recipe in a while. I must make a confession, my dear food-blogger friends: since I started living 'alone' I've been cooking less. Cooking for yourself is a lot less fun than for you and somebody else. So, I make interesting stuff mostly when I invite people over, or if my dear roommate and friend Melynda and I decide for example to have brunch together, or some after-dinner snack. These are usually very fun occasions. So here is an example of something that we've made last Sunday: huevos rancheros! We're both in a Mexican mood because we're going to go to Mexico together soon. It's really exciting! So what's best than cooking something out of my 'Mexico - the beautiful cookbook', given to me by my Mexican friend Romelia?

Huevos Rancheros y frijoles refritos / Ranch-style eggs and refried beans
To make this delicious dish, simply fry 1 tbsp chopped onion in olive oil, add 1/2 clove garlic, and 3/4 cup finely chopped tomato. Cook for 2 minutes, then add 1 chile serrano, finely chopped. Add salt and pepper and cook for another 3 minutes.
In another pan, fry two eggs in some olive oil. Serve the eggs on top of a tortilla (we simply warmed it up on the flame of the stove, but it should be fried according to the original recipe), and add the tomato sauce on top. Serve hot. In my opinion, the egg yolk should be liquid, and ready to overflow when poked with a piece of bread. This grossed out Melynda, who had to cook her yolks more in the microwave :)
These eggs are particularly good when eaten with refried beans. These should be prepared by frying 1/2 onion in 1/2 cup oil or lard - but I used just 2 tbsp olive oil.. Then add 4 cups of black beans (I used canned beans, with their liquid). Add salt and cook them while mashing them in a coarse puree. I ended up using a blender. Serve them with some queso fresco or feta cheese crumbled on top. My personal touch was adding a teaspoon of honey to the beans, during the cooking. Also, we added some cilantro and cheddar cheese flakes on the tomato sauce, as you can see in the picture.
This makes a delicious and satisfactory brunch :)