Chilaquiles is a Mexican comfort food favorite made from fried tortilla wedges tossed in a deeply flavored chile sauce.
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Mexican mush, once again. Ugh. Everything seems good individually until it is all just mushed tigether. Maybe try serving the chicken chili mole mole over the crisp tortilla chips (not mixed into soggy chips) topped with only the crema and cilantro, with the avocado and onion, and some chopped fresh tomato, and the lime wedges, served on the side as garnish to add as you wish as you eat the dish. I also don't see the point of serving the dish with bottled hot sauce, when you've gone to the trouble of making a fresh chili paste from scratch. You can and should season to your perfect taste.
Horrible , not authentic at all. Wrong technique and recipe
Gorgeous!!!!
Cast iron chicken. I'll bet that's tough on the teeth, not to mention the digestive system. LOL
What's the line for??
Thank you, THANK YOU for NOT adding cumin or paprika!! Two thumbs up! Great recipe.
“We have definitely housed…” nuff said!😂😂😂😂! Julia brought out the street vernacular for this dish!!!😂😂😂
Love how you can see her salivating while finishing up. That's how you know she really loves this dish!!🤤
I'm a purple onion lover. A little thin sliced raw or marinated purple onions would be great with this.
Hey peeps, pro tip, when ya cut the avocado in the skin just use a butter knife. You'll never cut yourself.
I love the way Julia's collar is so casual. Because Julia is a chef not a model.
Why grind the dry chiles rather than rehydrate them, if they’re just going to be blended?
Well… as a born and raised Mexican I have to say that I have never seen a chilaquiles dish like this. I guess it is chilaquiles since they have the main ingredients such as salsa, corn tortilla chips and some kind of protein. In my case, I’ll stick with my mom’s recipe: chilaquiles with divorced fried eggs and refried beans which is my favorite!
Jesus, I'm begging you people to hire some Mexicans. Your channel and Rachel Ray are a menace.
Yummwrs. Whatever happened with the crazies complaining about cultural appropriation?
tortilla chips = totopos
Chicken thighs are 'always' better 😊
Love Chilaquiles out but it’s hard to find after breakfast – it’s late lunch or dinner for me
Tell me about that knife you use!!
When Julia goes “Ho Hoo” you know something good is about to be eaten! Love her!
i feel like the salsa is missing some oil. some of those flavors of the chiles are released with oil instead of water (oil soluble compounds). there is little to no fat added from the skinless chicken breasts. although youv'e got some oil on the chips and sour cream to finish, there was insufficient fat in the cooking sauce IMHO. Love always Julia
Serves 4-6? That looks like a single serving to me!
I love chilaquiles and your recipe is good to make. Thanks!
Chilaquiles are one of my favorite foods, but I've always made them with eggs and no meat. This looks like an interesting and delicious alternative.
We go to a mom and pop Mexican sit down restaurant. Their tortillas are like nothing I have ever had, anywhere! They're thin and literally almost melt in your mouth! I have eaten at many "hole in the wall" Mexican dives and have yet to find one that has the same tortillas.
I'm in Canada and finding those ingredients in my city isn't happening. Especially the guajillo chillies she used at the beginning. I looked for them on amazon and the cheapest were almost $30!! I can get poblanos occasionally and jalapenos are plentiful. But w/out those guajillos it wouldn't taste the same.
I'm so envious of the tex/mex or Mexican cuisine you can produce in the states. I love the food, but have to mostly depend on restaurants if I want something delicious.
Jenn in Canada 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🇨🇦
You come so close to authenticity sometimes it hurts. I need to remind myself the content is for the layman, so as not be too critical.
Recipe not free likes she says at the end of her video
I'd love to pair this down for one person….😮
I didn't realize that anyone still used "vegetable" oil. For the past few years, I've used avocado oil instead. I like it because it has no flavor but it's healthy.
I'm super excited to cook meth this week.
I like to use green onion instead of white onion. I cook the sliced white end in oil before adding sauce to pan, sprinkle some of the green end while cooking, and then top it with some fresh green ends. Flavor enhancer for sure. Thanks for the video!🙂
Looks great.
Seems like a waste of time fine chopping all the peppers and onions before using the blender. Especially a vitamin.