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Chilaquiles Rojos

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Cultural note: The name comes from Nahuatl, roughly 'chiles and greens'. Chilaquiles started as a thrifty way to use up yesterday's tortillas and are now a beloved weekend breakfast and hangover cure.
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Chilaquiles Rojos

15 minPrep
20 minCook
4Servings
2/5Difficulty
4/5Impressiveness

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Ingredients

  • 12 corn tortillas, cut in wedges (or 200 g sturdy chips)
  • 250 ml vegetable oil, for frying
  • 4 Roma tomatoes
  • 2 dried guajillo chiles, seeded
  • 1 chipotle in adobo (optional)
  • 0.25 white onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 250 ml chicken or vegetable stock
  • 4 eggs, fried
  • 60 g queso fresco, crumbled
  • 60 ml Mexican crema
  • sliced onion, cilantro, avocado, salt

Instructions

  1. Fry tortilla wedges in hot oil until crisp; drain and salt.
  2. Toast the guajillos briefly, then soak in hot water 10 minutes.
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  1. Blend tomatoes, chiles, chipotle, onion, garlic and stock until smooth.
  2. Fry the sauce in 1 tbsp oil 5–8 minutes until it darkens; season.
  3. Toss chips in the sauce just before serving so they stay slightly crisp.
  4. Top with fried eggs, queso fresco, crema, onion, cilantro and avocado.

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