Chilaquiles Divorciados
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Half red sauce and half green sauce served with two fried eggs for a colorful breakfast.

Total
55 min
Prep
25 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
3
Servings
Recipe serves 3
Units
Ingredients
- 12 pieces Corn tortillas, cut into triangles
- 1 cup Vegetable oil for frying
- 6 pieces Tomatillos, husked and rinsed
- 3 pieces Roma tomatoes
- 2 pieces Serrano peppers
- 2 pieces Garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup White onion, chopped
- 1 cup Chicken broth
- 2 pieces Large eggs
- 1/4 cup Queso fresco, crumbled
- 2 tbsp Crema Mexicana
- 2 tbsp Fresh cilantro, chopped(optional)
Instructions
- 1
Heat oil in a heavy skillet and fry tortilla triangles in batches until golden brown and crispy; drain on paper towels.
- 2
For the green sauce: Boil tomatillos and one serrano pepper until soft, then blend with one garlic clove and a splash of broth.
- 3
For the red sauce: Roast tomatoes and the remaining serrano pepper, then blend with one garlic clove and a splash of broth.
- 4
In two separate pans, sauté half the onion in a little oil, then pour the green sauce into one and the red sauce into the other; simmer both for 5 minutes.
- 5
Divide the fried tortilla chips into two equal portions; toss one half in the green sauce and the other half in the red sauce until well coated.
- 6
Fry two eggs in a separate pan until the whites are set but the yolks remain runny.
- 7
Plate the dish by placing the green chilaquiles on one side of the plate and the red chilaquiles on the other side.
- 8
Top with the fried eggs in the center, then garnish with queso fresco, crema, remaining onions, and cilantro.
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