Red and Green Chilaquiles
Chilaquiles are one of Mexican food's hidden treasures. They are rich, hearty, and colorful. Moreover, you can add your personal touch to chilaquiles easily, without breaking any traditions.
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 2
Calories 797 kcal
Red Chilaquiles Salsa
- 1 garlic clove
- ¼ of a red onion
- 2 serrano peppers (if you are into spicy things, you can add a bit more!)
- ⅓ cup of the water where you’ve boiled the above veggies
- 3 big tomatoes
Heat the oil and cut the tortillas into strips. Once the oil is hot, deep fry the tortillas.
When the tortillas get crispy, take them out of the oil and place them in a bowl with absorbent paper towels.
Green Salsa
Boil green tomatillos with garlic, onion, and a Serrano or a Jalapeño pepper.
Once the tomatillos change their color, it's time to drain the water. Save 1/3 of a cup of this water for later use.
Blend the boiled veggies with the boiled water until you get a salsa consistency. There, you can choose how chunky or liquid you want it.
Red Salsa
Put tomatoes and chile in a pot to boil. Remember to save about 1/3 of a cup of the boiled water.
Once the tomatoes are soft, add them to the food processor with the chile, a garlic clove, and the boiled water you saved. Then, blend your red salsa.
Puting it all together
Now, we will fry our salsas. First, heat oil on a pan and then add chopped red onions. Once the onions are done, add the red salsa mix. Add the totopos and let them cook in the salsa for a bit. If you want, you can add other ingredients to this mix. I used a couple of eggs for each pan, but you can add pork, shredded beef, or chicken if you want.
In a separate pan, heat some oil and pour the green salsa. Like we did with the red chilaquiles, add the totopos to the green salsa and let them cook with a couple of eggs.
Now, let's serve!
Fill half of the dish with red chilaquiles and the other half with green chilaquiles. In the middle, put a bit of sour cream. On top, add shredded cotija cheese. You can decorate with chopped red onions and cilantro too.
Enjoy your Mexican-style breakfast!