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Green Chilaquiles

Traditional Mexican breakfast dish made with green sauce, fried tortillas, and eggs.

fried15 minutesmexican

Traditional Mexican breakfast dish made with green sauce, fried tortillas, and eggs.

Yield
4
Ingredients
14
Steps
9

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Ingredients

  • 1 lb tomatillos
  • 2 jalapeños
  • 2 chiles de arbol (optional)
  • 1/4 white onion, medium
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1/8 bunch cilantro
  • Water to cook ingredients
  • Oil for pan-frying (avocado oil)
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt (for seasoning tortillas)
  • 8 eggs (for frying)
  • Red onion, chopped (for topping)
  • Cilantro leaves (for topping)
  • Sour cream or Mexican cream (for topping)
  • Avocado (for topping)

Method

  1. Cook tomatillos, jalapeños, and chiles de arbol in water until tomatillos turn pale and peppers are soft.
  2. Dice 1/4 white onion and add to blender with garlic, cilantro, and chicken broth; blend until smooth.
  3. Saute 1/8 white onion in olive oil until browned.
  4. Pour blended sauce into the pan with onions and bring to a boil.
  5. Add 6 leaves of epazote (optional) to the sauce and simmer for about 5 minutes.
  6. Heat oil in a separate pan over medium heat.
  7. Fry eggs in hot oil, seasoning with salt, to desired doneness.
  8. Fry tortillas in oil with a pinch of salt until crispy.
  9. Serve tortillas topped with sauce, fried eggs, chopped red onion, cilantro leaves, sour cream, and avocado.

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