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Chilaquiles with red sauce, shredded chicken and fried egg

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  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup canned tomatoes
  • 5–6 whole dark dried chili peppers
  • 1 whole chicken breast
  • 3–4 cup tortilla chips
  • 1 whole onion
Heat a deep saute pan on high and char the onion halves cut side down until dark.
Flip the onion, add the crushed garlic, canned tomatoes and dried chilies, a generous pinch of salt and cumin powder.
  • salt
  • cumin powder
  • 1–1½ cup water
Add about a cup to a cup and a half of water and simmer 30 to 45 minutes, until the tomatoes' acid has toned down and everything is tender and reduced.
Blend on high until smooth; return the sauce to the same pan over low to medium heat and bring back to a simmer.
Add the chicken breast and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, until it shreds easily with two forks; shred it in the sauce.
Warm the tortilla chips on a tray in a 350F oven.
  • 1 whole egg
Lightly scramble one egg with a little butter in a small nonstick pan.
  • butter
  • 1 whole egg
Put the hot chips in a large bowl and pour the scrambled egg over; in the same pan fry another egg sunny side up.
Tossing and plating
Pour a generous amount of red sauce and the saucy shredded chicken over the chips and toss to coat.
  • avocados
  • cilantro
  • queso Oaxaca
Plate: a drizzle of red sauce, a heaping bed of the chips, another drizzle of sauce, quartered avocado, the fried egg, and cilantro and queso Oaxaca to garnish.