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Chilaquiles Rojos
A beloved Mexican breakfast dish that’s equally great for lunch or dinner, chilaquiles feature tortilla chips that are lightly cooked in a red or green sauce and topped with melted cheese. It was created as a way to use up leftover tortillas and other ingredients, though the dish works equally well with store-bought chips, as in this recipe. If you have some corn tortillas on hand and want to make your own, see Oven-Baked Tortilla Chips, below. If you like, to round out the meal, serve the chilaquiles with scrambled or fried eggs.
4
Servings
35 minutes
Ingredients
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1
medium white OR yellow OR red onion, quartered
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2
tablespoons grapeseed or other neutral oil, divided
Directions
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01Finely chop 1 onion quarter; set aside for garnish. In a 12-inch skillet over medium-high, heat 1 tablespoon oil until barely smoking. Add the remaining onion quarters and the garlic and cook, turning occasionally with tongs, until charred all over, 6 to 9 minutes. If the garlic is done before the onion, remove from the skillet. Transfer the onion and garlic to a blender; reserve the skillet. To the blender, add the tomatoes with juices, chipotle and adobo sauce and cumin, then puree until smooth, about 1 minute.
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April 16, 2023
“I couldn’t walk into a fancy restaurant and spend $80 on a meal that’s as good as this one.”
That’s what one of my guests said. I made this Chilaquiles recipe accompanied by Milk Street’s Cilantro Rice and Milk Street’s Refried Beans, guacamole, and some chipotle grilled shrimp. One of the best meals ever had by anyone. The Chilaquiles especially received rave reviews. More than a 5 star meal.
April 23, 2023
A great way to use leftovers (esp the adobo chilies)
This was delicious. And if you're like me, you might just have a half can of chilies in adobo in the fridge that you need to use (because every recipe always just calls for one chili in adobo sauce and those little cans always have like 3 of them). We had some leftover homemade tortillas that we turned into chips. Had some leftover steak and chicken from Mexican food a couple of nights ago and threw that in at the end. We added a couple of fried eggs on top for a really nice Sunday brunch. This recipe's a keeper!
March 23, 2024
Hard To Go Wrong
Important not to overdo it at the very end. One doesn't want to end up with an overcooked uniform blob now, does one?
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