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Chilaquiles con salsa guajillo served with fresh coriander and egg
Traditional Mexican breakfast of tortillas in red guajillo chilli sauce

Chilaquiles rojos (with Guajillo salsa)

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Main Courses Quick Meals
This is the 'red' version of Chilaquiles (Rojos), where Guajillo chilli plays the leading role. Guajillo is one of Mexico's most popular dried chillies: known not for stinging heat, but for deep, fruity, slightly smoky flavour. The sauce made from it is silky and bright red. This dish is a play of textures: crispy tortilla, velvety sauce, creamy egg yolk, and refreshing sour cream meeting.
🕒 Prep Time 30 mins
🍳 Cook Time 20 mins
⌛ Total Time 50 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 680 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Mexican

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Blender
  • Frying pan
  • Sieve (for sauce)

Allergen Information

⚠️ Eggs
⚠️ Milk

Instructions

1 ✓

Deseed dried chillies, tear apart, and toast in dry pan for 10-15 seconds per side. Put in hot water to soak for 15 minutes.

Tip: Toasting wakes up sleeping essential oils, soaking rehydrates flesh so it can be blended.
2 ✓

Roast tomato and half onion in pan until black spots appear (charring).

Tip: This is 'tatemado' technique: charred bits give deep, smoky flavour to salsa.
3 ✓

Blend soaked chilli, roasted tomato, onion, garlic, and a little soaking water until smooth. If you want to be very pro, strain it.

Tip: Chilli skin sometimes stays tough, straining makes sauce truly restaurant quality.
4 ✓

Fry sauce in a spoon of oil ('refry') for 5-10 minutes until thickened and darker. Salt.

Tip: Frying the sauce integrates flavours.
5 ✓

Meanwhile fry cut tortillas in plenty of oil until crispy. Drain.

Tip: Crispiness is key!
6 ✓

Toss tortilla in sauce, serve immediately with fried egg, sour cream, cheese, and red onion.

Tip: Coolness of sour cream balances heat of chilli.

Recipe FAQ

Sauce turned bitter, why?
Likely burnt the chilli when toasting. Dried chilli burns in seconds, only toast until fragrant!
Where can I get Guajillo chilli?
In Mexican deli shops or online. Do not substitute with plain hot paprika, as flavour character is different.

Ingredients

  • 8 pcs Corn tortillas (stale)
  • 4 pcs Dried Guajillo chillies (deseeded)
  • 2 pcs Tomatoes
  • 1 head Onion
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 4 pcs Eggs
  • 100 ml Sour cream
  • 50 g Cheese (Feta or Cotija)
  • Oil for frying Vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp Salt