Comments on: Chilaquiles http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2008/09/chilaquiles/ The Official Whole Foods Market Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:40:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Melynda Saldenais http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2008/09/chilaquiles/#comment-7966 Melynda Saldenais Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:10:43 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=628#comment-7966 @Sharon Sharon, Thank you for your question. I have to say this is one of my favorite recipes on the Secret Ingredient—it’s easy to make, richly flavored with spicy sausage, hot peppers and tomatoes and budget friendly. Like most regional comfort food dishes, chilaquiles evolved from a need to use up leftovers, in this case day-old tortillas. While most sources cite Mexico as the birthplace of chilaquiles, they are found throughout Central and North America. In fact, there are recipes found in cookbooks published in the United States dating back to 1898. The name chilaquiles is derived from the Nahuatl (a language of the Aztecs) word chil-a-quilitl which means "herbs or greens in chile broth” or “broken up old sombrero”. All versions begin with fried tortillas cut into strips or triangles or broken into pieces simmered in a sauce. The sauce is most often made with red or green peppers except in Sinaloa, Mexico where they use a creamy white sauce. Chilaquiles are often enjoyed for breakfast or brunch and can be topped with a variety of ingredients, including scrambled eggs, shredded chicken and roasted peppers, with each region creating their own version. I hope this helps. Please write back if you need more information. @Sharon
Sharon,
Thank you for your question. I have to say this is one of my favorite recipes on the Secret Ingredient—it’s easy to make, richly flavored with spicy sausage, hot peppers and tomatoes and budget friendly. Like most regional comfort food dishes, chilaquiles evolved from a need to use up leftovers, in this case day-old tortillas. While most sources cite Mexico as the birthplace of chilaquiles, they are found throughout Central and North America. In fact, there are recipes found in cookbooks published in the United States dating back to 1898.

The name chilaquiles is derived from the Nahuatl (a language of the Aztecs) word chil-a-quilitl which means “herbs or greens in chile broth” or “broken up old sombrero”. All versions begin with fried tortillas cut into strips or triangles or broken into pieces simmered in a sauce. The sauce is most often made with red or green peppers except in Sinaloa, Mexico where they use a creamy white sauce. Chilaquiles are often enjoyed for breakfast or brunch and can be topped with a variety of ingredients, including scrambled eggs, shredded chicken and roasted peppers, with each region creating their own version.

I hope this helps. Please write back if you need more information.

]]> By: sharon http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2008/09/chilaquiles/#comment-7809 sharon Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:29:39 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=628#comment-7809 where were chilaquiles created or invented plz need help itz for a project thanx n write bak where were chilaquiles created or invented plz need help itz for a project thanx n write bak

]]> By: Dean Sparks http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/2008/09/chilaquiles/#comment-7707 Dean Sparks Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:37:52 +0000 http://blog.wholefoodsmarket.com/?p=628#comment-7707 This sounds really good. I commit to trying it. This sounds really good.

I commit to trying it.

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