Austin Chilaquiles

Fried corn tortilla pieces cooked in salsa, and sprinkled with cheese…is your mouth watering yet? These homemade Chilaquiles are a delicious comfort food to add to your deck of recipes.

Austin Chilaquiles

Fried corn tortilla pieces cooked in salsa, and sprinkled with cheese...is your mouth watering yet? These homemade Chilaquiles are a delicious comfort food to add to your deck of recipes.
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Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 12 corn tortillas quartered or cut into 6 wedges
  • Corn oil or other neutral oil for frying
  • Kosher salt
  • 1 1/2-2 cups red chile sauce or salsa verde,
  • Sprigs of epazote optional

Garnishes

  • Cotija cheese or queso fresco
  • Crema Mexicana or creme fraiche
  • Cilantro chopped
  • 1 red onion chopped
  • Avocado sliced or roughly chopped

Instructions
 

Tortillas

  • In a large sauté pan, coat pan generously with corn oil, (1/8 inch), heat on medium high to high.
  • When the oil is hot, add tortillas. Fry until golden brown.
  • Remove tortillas to a paper towel lined plate to soak up excess oil. Sprinkle salt on the tortillas.
  • Wipe pan clean of any browned bits of tortillas.

Salsa

  • Add 2 tbsp of oil to pan, bring to high heat again. Add the salsa and let salsa cook for several minutes. Add a few sprigs of epazote (optional).
  • Add the fried tortilla quarters to the salsa. Gently turn over the pieces of tortilla until they are all well coated with salsa. Let cook for a few minutes more.
  • Remove from heat. Serve chilaquiles with garnishes and fried eggs and beans or nopalitos.

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