tortilla soup

Tortilla Soup

Ingredients
  • 5
  • 2 cloves
  • 1
  • 2
  • 2 cut into quarters and sliced.
  • 2 Tbsp
  • 3 quarts
  • 1
  • 1 tsp
  • 1 medium
  • 2
  • 3 6”
  • 1
  • to taste
Method of Preparation
  • Preheat the oven to 500⁰F
  • Place the tomatoes and garlic with skin on, on a parchment – lined baking sheet.
  • Roast until the skin is slightly charred and blistered for at least 20 min.
  • Meanwhile, stem and seed the chilies.
  • Next, heat a pan over medium-heat and press the chilies one at a time, on both sides, so that they are lightly charred in a few spots and fragrant.
  • Now put the chilies in a bowl of hot water for 20 min.
  • Peel the skin of the tomatoes and garlic as well.
  • Now heat a stock-pot over medium-high, add oil and onions. Fry the onions till translucent.
  • In a blender puree the chilies, tomatoes and garlic. Then strain.
  • Add the mixture to the onions and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.
  • Add chicken stock and simmer for a while.
  • Next add the tortillas, cumin and salt.
  • Drop in the whole chicken and simmer.
  • Now add the diced carrot, celery and bay leaf.
  • Allow to simmer for 45 minutes, skimming frequently until the chicken is cooked through.
  • Once the chicken is cooked remove it and allow it to cool.
  • Shred the chicken and add the pieces to the soup.
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  • 20 min
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