Scrappy Chilaquiles
From Cooking Scrappy by Joel Gamoran
“I used to work the brunch shift with a bunch of ridiculously funny Mexican dishwashers. Every Sunday morning, somebody made chilaquiles verdes out of some freezer-burnt or stale tortillas, popping staff meal into the realm of magical eating. This is my version.” – Joel Gamoran
Recipe
From Cooking Scrappy by Joel Gamoran
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
*Your Chef will lead you through all the techniques, so prepping ahead of class is optional
Ingredients:
- 15 tomatillos, paper removed
- 1 onion, peeled and chunked
- 6 garlic cloves, peeled
- ½ jalapeno chile, chunked, seeds and all
- ½ c grapeseed oil
- 12 stale corn tortillas
- Coarse sea salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 small bunch fresh cilantro, stems chopped fine, leaves chopped rough
- 3 red radishes, tops and all, radishes sliced thin, greens chopped rough
- 1 tablespoon agave syrup
- 8 eggs, any size
- 1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and randomly chunked
- 2 ounces cotija cheese, crumbled
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
Procedure:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F
- Toss the tomatillos, onion, garlic, and chile with ¼ cup of the oil in a big cast-iron skillet or other ovenproof pan. When the oven is up to temp, bake until the tomatillos are wilted and tender, about 25 minutes
- Tear up the tortillas into bite-size pieces and toss with the remaining ol and some salt on a baking sheet. Bake until crisp, about 10 minutes, tossing halfway through. Add them in the oven while the tomatillos are cooking if there’s room.
- Dump the roasted veggies in a food processor or blender. Add the cumin, chopped cilantro stems, radish greens, agave, and more salt. Blitz until everything is saucy.
- Combine this mixture with the toasted tortillas in the cast-iron skillet. Crack the eggs on top and put back in the oven. Bake until the whites of the eggs are set but the yolks are still runny, about 5 minutes
- Top with avocado, sliced radishes, cheese, and cilantro leaves. Serve up with lime wedges. Dig in.