[Sca-cooks] Fw: [trimaris-temp] CROWN LYST, TAVERN MENU & HOURS

[Joe & Holly]

Usually served over easy. Very good =)

----- Original Message -----
From: Sue Clemenger <mooncat at in-tch.com>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Fw: [trimaris-temp] CROWN LYST, TAVERN MENU & HOURS


> There must be regional variants, then....the "huevos rancheros" with
> which I am familiar are a dish of not-scrambled eggs (can't remember if
> they're lightly poached or over-easy), served with salsa, cheese, black
> beans, and warm tortillas....heaven on a plate!
> --maire
>
> "Phil Troy/ G. Tacitus Adamantius" wrote:
> >
> > Also sprach lilinah at earthlink.net:
> > >From: vongraph <vongraph at comcast.net>
> > >>Actually I have never seen anything other then the Juevos Ranchos  on
menus
> > >>used for the term ranch eggs, then again I do not speak spanish so I
can be
> > >>very very wrong, either way its scrambled eggs, sausage, onions etc
sort of
> > >>latin dish of scrambled eggs and meats:) we even have salsa hot sauce
etc
> > >>for them :)
> > >>
> > >>Elric
> > >
> > >The issue is that you have spelled the word wrong.
> > >
> > >The correct spelling is "huevos - there is no "j". "Huevos means
"eggs".
> > >
> > >I also assume you mean "Huevos Rancheros", a dish with which i am
> > >very familiar - since as far as i know "juevos ranchos" doesn't mean
> > >anything.
> > >
> > >"Rancho" means "ranch" (more or less). "Ranchero" means
> > >"ranch-style". So "Huevos Rancheros" means "Ranch-style eggs" (sort
> > >of like the Farmers Breakfast, only Mexican).
> >
> > Interesting. We may have hit on one of the two known cuisines New
> > York City has a reputation for being deficient in (the other being
> > barbecue, but this, after a few fine but abortive attempts has been
> > largely rectified) , but the description above is unlike the huevos
> > rancheros I've seen, which are almost invariably eggs fried in olive
> > oil or lard until golden on the outside and softish in the middle,
> > and topped with a sort of cooked salsa picante, chopped onion,
> > cilantro leaves, etc.
> >
> > Could it be that huevos rancheros are more Tex-Mex than Mexican, and
> > therefore could be subject to the same kind of after-the-fact
> > traditionalism we've seen in Texas chili and in chowders, in other
> > parts of the country? And therefore open to a somewhat wider spectrum
> > of interpretation?
> >
> > Adamantius
> >
> > --
> > "No one who cannot rejoice in the discovery of his own mistakes
> > deserves to be called a scholar."
> >         -DONALD FOSTER
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