Chilaquiles Rojos
A Mexican breakfast of crispy corn tortilla chips in a rich tomato and chili sauce, topped with egg, cream and fresh cheese.
Ingredients
- tomato3 pcs
- dried guajillo pepper6 pcs
- garlic2 cloves
- onion1 pcs
- water500 ml
- vegetable oil150 ml
- epazote2 stalks
- salt1 to taste
- corn totopos400 g
- eggs4 pcs
- sour cream200 g
- fresh cheese250 g
- mashed black beans400 g
Instructions
Remove the stems, seeds and veins from 6 dried guajillo peppers. Rinse the tomatoes, and peel the onion and garlic; set aside a quarter of the onion for the sauce and thinly slice half of it into half-moons for serving.
Put the tomatoes and guajillo peppers in a pot, cover with 500 ml water and boil for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit for 5 minutes so the chilies soften.
Transfer the tomatoes and chilies to a blender, add the quarter onion, 2 garlic cloves and 200 ml of the cooking water. Blend until smooth, then strain the sauce through a sieve.
Heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a pot, pour in the sauce, add 2 sprigs of epazote and salt to taste. Bring to a boil and simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes, until the sauce thickens slightly; remove the epazote.
In a separate pan, heat the remaining vegetable oil until hot and fry 4 eggs one at a time, so the whites are set but the yolks stay soft.
Divide 400 g tortilla chips among four plates and immediately spoon the hot red sauce over them, so they soak in partially but keep their texture.
Top each portion with a fried egg, crema, crumbled queso fresco and sliced onion; serve alongside warmed refried black beans.
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