How to make Chilaquiles--Matthew

Chilaquiles is a fried tortilla dish with a spicy sauce that usually have sides of eggs and beans. Chilaquiles is a popular dish for Mexicans that has been passed down for generations and it is usually eaten for breakfast and it is cheap to make. Many families have different ways to make Chilaquiles due to personal preferences, for example, some families like to have avocado on their Chilaquiles once they are done cooking it and others like to cook the eggs with the tortilla and the sauce. Since, some of you guys do not know what Chilaquiles is, I am just going to teach you how to make the basics and maybe, if you like the dish, you can change up the recipe a bit. The tools you are going to need is a blender to blend the sauce you are going to make, a knife to cut the onion into pieces and to cut the garlic in half, a big pot to boil tomatoes and chilies, and a frying pan to make Chilaquiles.

Ingredients:

1.     Canola oil

2.     Corn tortillas

3.     Onion                                        

4.     sour cream (optional)

5.     Chilies

6.     Salt

7.     Queso Fresco (optional)

8.     Garlic

Steps to making Chilaquiles:

1.     Cut 20 tortillas into small bite squares

a.      Make sure you cut them to the point where you can eat them comfortably

2.     Fry the cut tortillas on canola oil until they are covered in oil and they are crispy

a.      Make sure the tortillas are fried enough so they will not get soggy when you add the sauce you make.

3.     Drain the tortillas and set them aside so we can use it for later once we make the sauce.

4.     Boil 5 green chilies and 2 tomatoes until it is soft and a fork is easily able to go through

a.     Boiling the chilies and tomatoes is just to give the sauce extra flavor

5.     Blend the tomatoes and chilies with 1/3 of a spoon of salt, half a garlic, two boiled tomatoes, and the chilies to make the sauce.

6.      On the pan cook one diced onion to give the Chilaquiles more flavor.

7.     Once the onion is cooked add tortillas chips and chili sauce until it simmers.

8.     Serve everything on a plate then add shredded queso fresco (optional), and sour cream (optional) on top.

The Queso Fresco and the sour cream is optional because that is only if you like cheese or sour cream. I personally do not use sour cream on my Chilaquiles because it takes away the spiciness from the sauce that is made but if I can’t handle the spiciness (which is extremely rare because I love spicy food) then I would add sour cream. If you would like to add extra ingredients to the Chilaquiles, I would recommend adding cilantro, avocado, chicken or jalapeños, and if you would like to have some sides for, I would recommend eating Chilaquiles with beans and eggs.

How it should look depending on what added ingredients you used:

 Credit to: http://cookingtheglobe.com/how-to-make-chilaquiles-rojos/