Mexican Gashouse Eggs

For generations, Gashouse Eggs have been family favorites, collecting dozens of clever, amusing names. Now there’s a new game in town, the Mexican Gashouse Egg, an egg fried in a tortilla with a hole in the center. Yep, it's that easy!

Real Food, Fresh & Flexible. Weekday Easy, Weekend Special. Weight Watchers Friendly.

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Remember That Old Game Called Telephone?

You know that game of Telephone we played as kids? It goes like this.

We corral ourselves in a circle, I whisper something in your ear, you repeat the same something into the next person’s ear, all around the circle. Within a person or two, the "something" turns into something entirely different.

And then we all giggle but absorb the grown-up lesson of how communication breaks down.

And Here's How Telephone Works With Recipes

I love-love-love how a recipe whispered into the ear of another cook inspires something entirely different. This isn’t a communication breakdown, it’s a culinary breakthrough!

So goes the joy of sharing a kitchen with a creative cook.

When I raved about my dad’s Gashouse Eggs, the next morning what appeared on our table but Mexican Gashouse Eggs? Instead of frying an egg in a hole in the center of a slice of bread, why not fry an egg in a hole in the center of a tortilla? Brilliant!

At Least Three Ways to Make a Gashouse Egg with a Tortilla

But creative cooks wield the whispers of their spoons and spatulas in their own ways.

• My "Señora" version of a Mexican Gashouse Egg is ladylike, it’s all about the tortilla as it curls and crisps in the skillet. I like to eat it with my hands, like pizza.
• The "Señor" version is manly, it’s all about the stuff piled atop the tortilla so requires a fork.
• The "Macho" version is extra manly , adding the heft of a second tortilla and just might require a big fork forklift.

All three are delicious, there’s no arguing that one’s better, no choosing one over the other.

Add Mexican Gashouse Eggs to your menu rotation – breakfast, lunch, supper, any one or all will do – and just see what creativity yields.

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Just updated, first published way back in 2008.

MEXICAN GASHOUSE EGGS

Hands-on time: 15 minutes
Time to table: 15 minutes
Serves 1

• Olive oil
• 1 tortilla, either corn or flour
• 1 egg
• Salt & pepper to taste
• Salsa
• Grated cheese
• Cooked mushrooms, optional
• Bacon pieces, optional

Turn on the broiler with a rack a notch or two below.

Heat an oven-safe skillet on medium heat. Lightly brush the skillet with olive oil, also both sides of the tortilla. With a knife, cut a circle from the center of the tortilla. Drop the tortilla into the skillet (it should sizzle a bit), the cutout piece alongside.

SEÑORA Crack an egg into the center hole. Season with salt and pepper. Gently arrange tiny spoonsful of salsa around the egg, sprinkle the salsa with cheese. When the bottom of the tortilla is golden, transfer the skillet to the broiler to finish cooking the egg.

SEÑOR Build a moat of salsa, mushrooms, bacon and cheese around the perimeter of the tortilla, then drop the egg into the center. When the bottom of the tortilla is golden, transfer the skillet to the broiler to finish cooking the egg.

MACHO Load the entire surface of the tortilla with salsa, mushrooms, bacon and cheese. Top with a second tortilla (also with a hole in the center), then drop an egg into the center. Transfer the skillet to the broiler to finish cooking the egg.

NUTRITION INFORMATION Per Senora Serving with a Corn/Flour Tortilla (assumes 2 teaspoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon cheese, 1 tablespoon salsa): 233/251 Calories; 15/17g Tot Fat; 4/5g Sat Fat; 218mg Cholesterol; 198/412mg Sodium; 13g Carb; 1g Fiber; 1/2g Sugar; 9/10g Protein. WEIGHT WATCHERS Old Points 6 & PointsPlus 6/7 & SmartPoints 7/8 & Freestyle 5/6 & myWW green 7/8 & blue 5/6 & purple 5/6

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