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Authentic Chilaquiles
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Authentic Chilaquiles

Author Savanah

Ingredients

  • Approximately 25 6” corn tortillas. Look for ones that are fresh, they should not be stuck together in the package.
  • Oil for frying
  • 6 beaten eggs
  • 1 cup shredded chicken dark meat preferred
  • 1 whole can chipotle adobe chilies & sauce
  • 2-3 cups Chihuahua Mexican cheese
  • Mexican cream sour cream, approximately half the bottle
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Stack tortillas in thick piles and first cut into strips and then cut the opposite way to make squares or just tear tortillas into smaller pieces.
  • Toss in a deep frying pan with a thick covering of oil and pan fry until crispy but not like a chip.
  • While tortillas are cooking chop chilies in adobe sauce finely using a serrated knife or place in a food processor.
  • Keep the seeds for added heat or remove them, the seeds are very hot!
  • Add eggs and scramble into tortilla mixture.
  • Add chicken, half the sour cream and cheese, pour adobe mixture into pan and mix well.
  • Add salt to taste and then remaining cheese.
  • Plate Chilaquiles on top of a thick covering of shredded lettuce or cabbage leaves and serve.