Masa Corn Cakes with Poached Eggs

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  • Level: Easy
  • Total: 50 min
  • Prep: 20 min
  • Cook: 30 min
  • Yield: 4 servings
A nod to Mexican bocoles, savory corn masa cakes, these fried corn cakes are topped with runny eggs, salsa, cheese and avocado. It’s an impressive breakfast that comes together easily.

Ingredients

For the Corn Cakes and Eggs:

Directions

  1. See how to poach eggs
  2. Make the salsa: Combine the tomatoes, onion, jalapeno, cilantro and 1 teaspoon salt in a bowl.
  3. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Make the corn cakes: Warm the milk and butter in a small saucepan over low heat just until the butter melts. Combine the masa harina, 1 teaspoon salt, the sugar and queso fresco in a large bowl. Stir in the milk mixture to make a soft dough. Scoop the dough into 8 portions (about 1/4 cup each) and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover with another sheet of parchment; press a pan on top to flatten into disks.
  4. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, fry the corn cakes until crisp and golden on the bottom, about 3 1/2 minutes; flip, press lightly with a spatula and cook until golden on the other side. Continue with the remaining cakes, adding more oil as needed. Season the cakes with salt; place on a baking sheet and keep warm in the oven while you poach the eggs.
  5. Bring a deep pan of water to a simmer over medium-low heat; add the vinegar. Poach the eggs.
  6. Divide the corn cakes among 4 plates; top each cake with a poached egg, salsa and cheese; serve with avocado.