Green Chilaquiles (Chilaquiles Verde)

Chilaquiles Verde is a Mexican peasant breakfast which uses leftover corn tortillas from the previous day.

Ingredients

• 10 tomatillos
• 4 serrano chiles
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 8 stale corn tortillas, cut into triangles
• Vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 3/4 cup queso fresco, crumbled
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 2/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• Onion slivers

Instructions

1. Remove the papery husks from the tomatillos. Put tomatillos and chiles into a pot and cover with water until covered. Cook over low heat for about 5 minutes.
2. Put the tomatillos, chiles and 1/3 of the water in which they were cooked into the blender and puree until a sauce forms.
3. In another large pot, place the sauce, season with salt and cook over medium heat until it reduces a little and concentrates the flavors, for about 5 minutes. Keep warm.
4. Pour a little under 1/2 inch of oil into a skillet. Fry half the tortillas until golden brown, for about 3 minutes. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
5. Put the tortillas on white paper towels to drain the fat.
6. Leave 1/4 cup of the oil that was used and return all the tortillas to the skillet.
7. Add the onion and cover the pan. Let it cook until it is translucent, for about 4 minutes. Stir from time to time so it does not brown or burn.
8. Add the sauce and cook stir another 3 minutes.
9. Serve the chilaquiles and place queso fresco, sour cream and chopped cilantro on top. Scatter a few onion slivers on top, if desired.

Attribution

Photo credit: arlecoproducciones / CC BY