Authentic home cooking from Mexico, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Mexico as Tlacoyos ahogados en salsa de pasilla

Tlacoyos Drowned in Pasilla Sauce

Name: Tlacoyos Drowned in Pasilla Sauce
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: Serves 4 servings
Ingredients: 8 tlacoyos (I buy them pre-made); 5 medium tomatillos; 5 pasilla chiles, washed, seeded, and deveined; 1/4 onion; 2 garlic cloves; sea salt, to taste; finely shredded lettuce, to taste; radishes, cut into thin strips, to taste; grated Cotija cheese, to taste

LuzMa SG @LuzMa_SG

CDMX

I first tried this dish at the market in Huasca, Hidalgo, and I loved it. Today I planned to make it, but when I was about to cook the sauce, I realized I didn’t have any green chiles. Because of the pandemic, I only go shopping once a week, so I had to check my pantry and look here for an alternative. I found this sauce with pasilla chiles, which turned out delicious and let me prepare a dish with a completely different flavor.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

Serves 4 servings

8tlacoyos (I buy them pre-made)
5medium tomatillos
5pasilla chiles, washed, seeded, and deveined
1/4onion
2garlic cloves
sea salt, to taste
finely shredded lettuce, to taste
radishes, cut into thin strips, to taste
grated Cotija cheese, to taste

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Make the sauce: Place the pasilla chiles in a pot with just enough water to cover them. Bring to a boil and cook until softened. In another pot, cook the tomatillos, onion, and garlic with a little water until the tomatillos change color but do not burst.
2

While the tomatillos are cooking, prepare the remaining ingredients. Once the tomatillos are cooked and the chiles are soft, blend them together to make the sauce. Add salt to taste. Return the sauce to the pot and keep it warm.
3

Heat the tlacoyos. I prefer not to fry them, but you can fry them if you like. Place two tlacoyos on each plate, pour the hot sauce over them, and top with lettuce, radishes, and cheese. Enjoy!

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Published in the US on August 05, 2025 14:01

CDMX

Mis pasiones son la lectura, el baile, los viajes y la cocina. Soy cocinera aficionada, me encanta probar recetas nuevas, experimentar con sabores, texturas y colores, y compartir lo que preparo. Sigo la dieta DASH para la hipertensión, por lo que mi alimentación se basa en vegetales, frutas, proteínas magras, legumbres, lácteos bajos en grasa, granos integrales y grasas buenas, y es baja en sodio y azúcares.