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Chilaquiles rojos with a fried egg

Ethan Chlebowski · ♥ 319 likes · 13.1K views · 9 min video

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  • 2 whole guajillo chilies
  • 4 whole chilies de arbol
  • 3 whole tomatoes
  • 4 whole tortillas
  • ½ cup chicken stock
For the salsa roja, roast the tomatoes and roast then rehydrate the guajillo and arbol chilies.
Rehydrate the chilies about 5 to 10 minutes while the tomatoes roast another 20 or 30 minutes.
  • peanut oil
  • salt
Cut the tortillas into triangles and fry in about an inch to an inch and a half of peanut oil in a small pan; sprinkle with salt.
Taste the finished salsa with a chip.
Tasting the salsa
  • epazote leaves
For the chilaquiles sauce, add chicken stock and epazote leaves to the salsa; remove the epazote at the end.
Chicken stock and epazote for the sauce
Simmer the tortilla chips in the sauce until halfway soggy, still part crisp.
  • pickled onions
  • cilantro
  • Mexican crema
  • queso fresco
  • fried egg
Top with pickled onions, cilantro, Mexican crema, queso fresco and a fried egg.
Toppings and the taste test