Red Chilaquiles Recipe with a Fried Egg on Top
Red Chilaquiles Recipe with a Fried Egg on Top
Marcy InspiredIf you’ve ever wanted to learn How to make Chilaquiles with Homemade Red Chile from New Mexico Chile Pods, then this is the video for you! I top off these chilaquiles with a fried egg, because this is one of my favorite things to eat for breakfast. But, of course, chilaquiles are delicious any time of day or night. Here’s my recipe with easy, step-by-step directions. I hope you like them!
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine Mexican, New Mexican
Calories 141 kcal
Equipment
- Stovetop
Ingredients
For the Red Chile Sauce, you’ll need:
- 10 - 12 New Mexico red chile pods
- 3 Cloves garlic
- 1 1/2 tbsp. Mexican oregano
- 1 1/2 tbsp. Powdered cumin
- 1 1/2 tsp. Salt approx.
- 3 cups Of water add more or less, depending on how thick you like your chile) .
For the Chilaquiles, you’ll need:
- Corn tortillas (figure on 4 to 5 per person),
- 1/2 cup Vegetable oil for frying (approx. )
- Grated cheese (cheddar, Monterey jack, muenster, queso fresco are all good choices)
- Chopped white onion
Optional for garnish:
- Eggs
- Fresh cilantro
- Mexican crema or sour cream
Instructions
- Clean chile pods with a small knife, remove stems, seeds, veins & any blemishes.
- (The seeds & veins are what give the chile heat, so if you want it mild, remove all of them. If you want it hotter, leave a few in.)
- Wash the pods in warm water, making sure they’re nice and clean.
- Then, let them soak in hot water for about 10 minutes, until the chile pods become a little softer.
- Remove from water & place them in a blender.
- Add the garlic, oregano, cumin, and salt.
- Then pour in most, but not all of your water.
- (This way you can eyeball it and see how much more water it needs, so your chile isn’t too thick or too runny.)
- Blend and add water as necessary.
- You can stop blending when you have a consistent red chile sauce.
- Heat a large skillet over the stove and add about a Tbsp of oil.
- When it’s nice and hot, pour chile sauce into the skillet and let it come to a boil.
- Once it boils, lower heat and let it continue to simmer for approx. 10 minutes.
- [This is your basic red chile sauce that can be used any number of ways; enchiladas, chilaquiles, chile con carne, tamales, menudo, or just drizzle it over an omelet. It’s fantastic! And it keeps well in the refrigerator.]
- But on to the Chilaquiles…Heat vegetable oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat.
- Stack your corn tortillas on a cutting board, and with a knife cut them into small pieces.
- I like cutting mine into triangles, like a pizza. But you can cut them into thin little strips or tear them with your hands, however, you like them.
- Once cut, put them to fry in the hot frying pan, turning them as you go. You want them to get crispy.
- Take them out of the frying pan, place them on a plate or cookie sheet covered with paper towels and let the excess oil drain off.
- Remove excess oil from the frying pan then place the pan back on the burner.
- Put fried tortillas back in the pan, pour red chile over the fried tortillas, add cheese and onion to taste, and let cook a little longer until cheese gets melty.
- Remove. Add a little more cheese and onion on top, and serve while hot.
- I like to garnish with a little cilantro and Mexican crema or sour cream, then top it all off with a fried egg.
- There’s just something about the warm egg yolk running over the red chile that is SO YUMMY! For me, Chilaquiles is the “Other” Breakfast of Champions!
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