Chilaquiles
chicken, cheese, refried beans, scrambled eggs | |
Chilaquiles (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃilaˈkiles]) are a traditional Mexican breakfast dish consisting of corn tortillas cut into quarters and lightly fried.[1]
Ingredients and variations
Typically, corn
eggs (scrambled or fried) and guacamole
as side dishes.
As with many Mexican dishes, regional and family variations are quite common. Usually, chilaquiles are eaten at breakfast or brunch. This makes them a popular recipe to use leftover tortillas and salsas.
Etymology
| Nahuatl names for chilaquiles[4] | 1st component | English literal | Pronunciation (IPA) | 2nd component | English literal | Pronunciation (IPA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chīlāquilitl | chīlātl | chile water | [ˈt͡ʃiːlaːt͡ɬ] | quilitl | edible plant | [ˈkilit͡ɬ] |
| tlaxcalpōpozōn | tlaxcalli | tortilla | [t͡ɬaʃˈkalːi] | pōpozōn | foam | [poːˈposoːn] |
Regional variations
In
central Mexico, it is common for the tortilla chips to remain crisp. To achieve this, all ingredients except the salsa are placed on a plate and the salsa is poured at the last moment before serving. In Guadalajara, cazuelas are kept simmering filled with chilaquiles that become thick in texture, similar to polenta. In the state of Sinaloa, chilaquiles are sometimes prepared with cream. In the state of Tamaulipas, on the northeast side of the country, red tomato sauce is commonly used.[2] In the state of San Luis Potosí, it is also common to serve chilaquiles, not with pulled chicken, but with cecina
.
History in the United States
Encarnación Pinedo published El cocinero español (The Spanish Cook) in 1898 in California and included recipes for chilaquiles tapatíos a la mexicana, chilaquiles a la mexicana, and chilaquiles con camarones secos (chilaquiles with dry shrimp).[5]
See also
References
- ISBN 0-684-84186-X.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-06-012344-4.
- ^ Lopez, Steve (2021-12-11). "Column: Comfort food confessional: My lifelong quest to find, or create, the perfect chilaquiles". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ Nahuatl Dictionary. (1997). Wired humanities project. Retrieved September 9, 2012, from link Archived 2016-12-03 at the Wayback Machine.
- ISBN 978-0-520-24676-8.
External links
The dictionary definition of chilaquiles at Wiktionary
