Fried tortillas drenched in sauce, what's not to like?
Chilaquiles
Ingredients
Salsa roja
chilaquiles
Method
- Cut corn tortillas into triangles, fry them in batches until golden brown. Set aside for now.
- In a medium sauce pan, bring the guajillos, chiles de arbol, and tomatoes to a boil. When tomatoes are fork tender kill the heat and transfer the ingredients into a blender once everything has cooled down.
- Puree the chiles and tomatoes with the onion, garlic, cumin, oregano, knorr, water, and salt.
- Strain the salsa to remove solids.
- In a frying pan, heat up some oil. Add salsa to the hot oil. Bring down the heat to a low simmer and continue to cook through. (this is the step where you would add the epazote)
- Taste salsa and season with salt to taste.
- In a mixing bowl* portion out fried tortillas, ladle in some salsa and toss until evenly coated.
- Transfer to a plate and top with queso fresco, crumbled chorizo (my fav), thinly sliced raw onions, and cilantro.
- Serve with a fried egg and bob’s your uncle…or tío.
Notes
- I know, I know! Epazote shouldn't be optional according to the purists, but honestly I've never used it so I can't comment (yet) on the dogma. So for now, for me, it's optional.
- I prefer batching out the servings so I can prevent the tortilla chips from getting soggy. Plus you can control how saucy you want them.
- I've seen recipes that use tomatillos instead of tomatoes, I'm going to try that next.
Source
This is a mashup of a bunch of YT recipes, closest one I followed was probably Jauja's but I didn't use tomatillos, but the process is spot on. Sara absolutely loves chilaquiles so I'm glad we have a go to recipe.
Original recipe: Jauja Cocina Mexicana - Chilaquiles Rojos