
Ok so my Hispanic girlfriend of 13 years had never tried chilaquiles until maybe 10 years ago and has been hooked. There is a place near us called Sal's Tacos à la Mexicana that makes the best chilaquiles sauce she's ever had. There's been a few others that come close, but there's is hands down the best. Perfect blend of spice, acidity, and taste. Almost a rich smokey without being smoky, but good tomato flavor.
I've tried a few recipes from scratch using a variety of techniques from smoking the veggies before blending and reducing, to using El Pato salsa (dark red and smooth texture) and reducing with stock until thickens slightly, that actually isn't too bad. But no matter what, I can't even come close to a rounded flavorful Chilaquile red sauce.
Anyone got a reliable recipe, or product that's used to make it a little easier? Specifically red, I've played with guajillo and those always seemed to get me closer, but I'd LOVE to find an authentic recipe.
Thanks all!!
by CaliSignGuy

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https://youtu.be/tBAlwaCaFIM?si=InoWZ-UHO4MfkZx0
750g roma tomatoes, whole
65g garlic, unpeeled
25g guajillo chiles, seeded and stemmed
2.5g arbol chile, stemmed
7g Diamond Crystal kosher salt
400g water, almost boiling
Knorr chicken bouillion, to taste
This is the one my wife and I started with. Really yummy.
[chilaquila sauce](https://www.muydelish.com/chilaquiles-rojos/#recipe)
Yes, we love salsa adjacent foods and chilaquiles certainly qualifies
What you’re likely missing is dried chilis, you toast them on a pan, soak them in hot water for 10 min and then blend that into the sauce with chicken stock and some tomato sauce. Add cumin, onion powder, garlic powder.
That bean soup?