Chilaquiles 05/19/2010
 
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Making this breakfast dish makes me want to always have Homemade Enchilada Sauce on hand.  Homemade is always best of course, but if you're a fan of this mexican breakfast a canned sauce will also suffice.
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Here's what you'll need:

4-6 tbsp vegetable oil

12-14 (sorry about the typo in the picture) corn toritillas cut into 1" pieces

6-8 whole eggs (6 if you are using all the yolk, 8 if you are taking some out)

1/4 tsp cumin

salt & pepper to taste

3/4 cup enchilada sauce

1/2 - 3/4 cup chopped cilantro
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Heat the oil in a large nonstick pan on medium high heat.  Lightly toast the tortillas until they start to brown and begin to get crispy (about 10 minutes).  Crispy tortillas are important here because they will end up abosorbing the sauce too fast if they haven't been toasted enough.  Trust me you don't want that to happen.
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Okay.  Here's where you want to have everything ready to go because if you take too long adding the next ingredients, everything could turn mushy if you haven't toasted the tortillas enough. 

Gently fold in the enchilada sauce until the tortillas are evenly coated with the sauce. 
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Like so. 
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Add the combined eggs and milk along with the cumin, pepper and salt.  Continue to gently fold the ingredients together until the egg is about halfway done being cooked.
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Add the cilantro. Mix it all in gently.
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Serve and enjoy. 

Or. 

Orrr.....

why stop there?!
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Top with sour cream (or Crema Fresca which is how I prefer it), crumbled Queso Fresco, and diced avocado.  

Oh yeah.  That's better. Dig in!
 


Comments

Amelia Chavez
05/20/2010 10:21am

Hey Steph... this looks suuuuuper yummy.... will try this one soon ;-) Thank you sooooo much for sharing all your great cooking wisdom. Being the picky eater that I am, I hesitate in venturing out and trying new things... but you have inspired me to go for it... so thank you! ;-)

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Stephanie
05/23/2010 12:54am

Yay! Have fun experimenting! Feel free to send me an email with any questions I may be able help you with. Maybe we can both discover something new together :)

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Sommer @ A Spicy Perspective link
06/06/2010 10:09pm

Ohhh! We order this at one of our favorite restaurants! Now we can make it at home!

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