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How to Make Chilaquiles With Tomatillo Sauce

 

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

 

This dish is excellent for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Serves four to six people, depending on appetites.

 

Making the Tomatillo Sauce

Things You'll Need

1 can (26 oz.) tomatillos

1 jalapeño pepper - stemmed, seeded and coarsely chopped

1/2 tsp. salt

1 garlic clove - peeled and coarsely chopped

1 medium onion - peeled and coarsely chopped

10 sprigs cilantro - coarsely chopped

5 tbsp. canola oil

freshly cracked black pepper (for seasoning the sauce)

2 1/2 c. chicken broth

18 corn tortillas

1 c. crema mexicana or sour cream

1 lb. shredded Monterey Jack cheese

1/2 c. crumbled queso cotija (aged Mexican cheese) - or mild feta

 

STEP 1: Drain the tomatillos. Puree them with the jalapeno, salt, garlic, onion and half of the cilantro in a food processor.

 

STEP 2: Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add a drop or two of the puree.

 

STEP 3: If the puree sizzles when it hits the oil, add the rest of the puree to the pan. Let the puree cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until it turns a slightly darker color.

 

STEP 4: Add the broth and simmer until it takes on the consistency of gravy (about 8 minutes). Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper if preferred.

 

STEP 5: Keep warm while assembling the chilaquiles.

 

Tips & Warnings

Frying the puree is a little tricky and messy, so pay close attention to the temperature of the oil. When you test it with a couple of drops of the puree, make sure it doesn't splatter too much.

 

 

Assembling the Chilaquiles

 

STEP 1: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

 

STEP 2: Heat the remaining oil in a small sauté pan over high heat. Stack the tortillas six high and cut them into eight wedges like a pie.

 

STEP 3: Using tongs, fry the tortilla wedges in the oil long enough for them to become slightly crisp and golden. The tortillas should be slightly flexible.

 

STEP 4: Cover the bottom of an ovenproof casserole dish with some sauce and a single layer of the tortilla wedges. Add some Monterey Jack cheese and more sauce.

 

STEP 5: Repeat this process until the tortillas, sauce and Monterey Jack cheese are gone. Place the casserole in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.

 

STEP 6: Serve garnished with the remaining cilantro, queso cotija and crema mexicana.

 

Tips & Warnings

Sour cream is a perfectly good substitute for the crema mexicana, and feta cheese is fine instead of queso cotija.

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ohhh Tammy this is what we ate on the last morning of our honeymoon in Cabo. It was so yummy and I would pay a million dollars to be back there right now....
i know...i am craving them...i ate them every morning in cabo...some days red sauce, some days green...both were good but i LOVE the green sauce.

steve and i are gonna do a long weekend in cabo soon...but not soon enough for me!

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Isn't it the same recipe for the chilaquiles in green sauce? the green sauce is made of green tomatoes..
it is the same recipe but i wasn't sure if anyone had their own recipe that was better..or their mom's recipe...i am making it tomorrow!
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I'm really bad at cooking but here I found another..

Astray Recipes: Chilaquiles en salsa verde

I wouldn't use the jalapeño on your recipe.. and I don't like cilantro so I wound't use it either hehehe nor onion.. yuck I hate it ...
I always take out stuff I don't like from recipes hahahaha I don't care if some flavor is lost..
this sounds like this yummy chicken enchilada casserole i make...i am so hungry!
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Tammy: Wow sounds like you are getting major cravings:)

 

You can also get the green sauce "salsa verde" in cans or you can make a bunch and freeze in smaller baggs.

 

My last morning in Baja we had a different type of chilaquiles.

 

The tortillas were pan fried with a little oil then they added eggs and made a scramble in same pan untill eggs are cooked - finally they added the sauce.

 

Placed very hot on a plate with cheese & the cream.. VERY, VERY YUMMY!!!

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