How to Make Chilaquiles

Use these simple instructions to make a tasty dish of fried tortillas in tomato sauce. Feeds three to four people as a main course, more as an appetizer. Does this Spark an idea?

Things You'll Need

  • 1 garlic cloves
  • 2 finely diced onions
  • salt
  • 2 to 3 large eggs
  • vegetable oils
  • 1 oz. dried oregano
  • 1 oz. grated cheeses
  • 2 tomatoes
  • large pots
  • peppers
  • 12 tortillas
  • 2 jalapeño chilies
  • Peppers
  • Salt
  • Vegetable Oils
  • Large Pots
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Instructions

    • 1

      Stack a dozen corn tortillas and cut the stack into eight wedges (like a pizza).

    • 2

      Heat 4 ounces of vegetable oil in a large cooking pot.

    • 3

      In a separate pot, boil two tomatoes, a clove of garlic and 2 jalapeño chilies in 8 ounces of boiling water and add a touch of salt and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes.

    • 4

      In a blender, mix the tomatoes, garlic and chilies.

    • 5

      Lay sliced tortilla strips in the hot oil and fry until golden brown.

    • 6

      Drain oil from pot, then immediately add two eggs and scramble with tortilla strips.

    • 7

      Add tomato sauce mixture to fried tortillas and egg.

    • 8

      Top with thinly diced onion, dried oregano and grated cheese immediately after adding tomato sauce.

    • 9

      Allow chilaquiles to simmer for 2 minutes undisturbed, and serve.

Tips & Warnings

  • Ideally chilaquiles should be served with warm sourdough bread and a side of refried beans.

  • Once chilaquiles begin to simmer, serve quickly so that tortillas maintain crunchy texture.

  • Green tomatillos could replace the red tomatoes to make chilaquiles in salsa verde.

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Comments

  • etmarciniec Feb 20, 2010
    Hey thanks for the recipe. I bastardized it a bit with mole sauce instead of the sauce above, and I added onions, & more eggs & less tortillas. The end result was awesome, though, and I couldn't have done it without your recipe. 5*

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