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Tortilla Soup Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • *Salsa Fresca*
  • mix all the salsa ingredients together and let stand for atleast 30min before using.
  • puree 1.5 cups of the salsa, but not all.
  • *Soup*
  • in a large sauce pan, heat the oil and saute the onion until soft.
  • add the stock, garlic, bay leaf, oregano, peppercorns and Chilipiquin. simmer for 1 hr.
  • add the pureed salsa and mix briefly. remove from heat
  • season with salt/pepper to taste.
  • *Tortillas*
  • fill 2in of sauce pan with corn oil. heat to 375deg - if you drop a tortilla in there, it should sizzle.
  • fry tortillas until golden brown and crisp.
  • to serve, divide tortillas into wide soup bowls.
  • add 2-3 slices of avacado, a lime wedge and some grated cheese to each bowl.
  • pour in the hot soup. add a dollop of salsa and serve immediately.
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  • squirrel_nut 11 years ago
    big fan of Myrna Loy, we even have a wire fox terrier named Sophie after Asta on The Thin Man Movies featuring Myrna Loy
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  • mrpiggy 13 years ago
    This looks good. Thank you. BTW, are you a fan of Myrna Loy?
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  • lunasea 16 years ago
    I'm saving this to try soon. I love the flavors here and this is my kind of food. Great post - thanks! I will let you know what I think.
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  • jenniferbyrdez 16 years ago
    Very nice.
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