Authentic Chilaquiles Recipe Mexico, North America

Name: Chilaquiles
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 12 corn tortillas cut into six preferably dry tortillas left out over the counter the night before; 2 cups (480 ml) red salsa; ½ cup (65g) cheese mexican queso, crumbled; 1 sprig epazote; ⅓ cup (10g) cilantro chopped to garnish; ⅓ cup (80 ml) vegetable oil; 2 slices onion rings separated; salt, to season; 1 ½ cups (225g) chicken breast cooked and shredded (optional); FOR RED SALSA; 2 plum tomatoes; 1 jalapeño pepper or 1 serrano pepper; 1 small garlic clove; ⅛ medium size white onion