Azteca Sopa I Made It

Azteca Sopa

chuckieb 10 years ago
I made Marie's
Sopa Azteca Tortilla Soup
for dinner the night before last. I am totally new to fire-roasted canned tomatoes and pasilla chiles. I had a lot of fun making this up.
Only now do I notice that I was supposed to take the seeds out of the chile (that would have been tricky!). I threw the whole thing minus the stem in the blender along with the tomatoes. I didn't have the epazote and I chose not to add sour cream. I didn't have a melty cheese but I did have a hard Mexican Morolique cheese that I shredded and added. To be honest, in future I'd be okay without the cheese too. I used a homemade chicken broth and after all the ingredients had been added I gave it a taste and decided to add a tbsp. of Ancho Chile powder just for fun .
Loved the avocado and chicken chunks but not as much a fan of the broken tortilla chips as they get soft quick. And I forgot to add the lime which is a shame as that would have added another level of flavour (although there was tons going on anyway) but I will remember next time.
This is a super flavourful soup and we loved it. Five forkies! :).....uh....I mean spoonies! :)
Thanks Marie!
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mommyluvs2cook 10 years ago said:

Did the seeds make it spicier or was the texture of them hard? I've cooked with dried chilies only once, and didn't use the seeds, so just curious :) It's funny you posted this because I was probably literally going back in the ODD to when the recipes were posted for the 2 soups with the dried chilies at the same time of you posted this! I am going to Penzey's on Monday with my mom and I wanted to see what chilies to buy!
Yours looks so GOOD!! Do you think this would be good served over rice? My family will wonder where the starch is in the soup, and a soup must contain beans, rice or pasta for them to be happy. I will just eat it as is, no rice :)

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NPMarie 10 years ago said:

I am so pleased you enjoyed the tortilla soup Janet! The chips do get a little soggy:-) I actually think that adds to this soup, flavor & texture wise..maybe serve them on the side! You pic is just beautiful..thanks so much for trying this recipe!

Michelle, serving over rice would be excellent!

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frankieanne 10 years ago said:

That looks so tasty! I love that bowl, too! Your picture is perfect.

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mommyluvs2cook 10 years ago said:

Okay good!! A couple months ago I made Keni's All American Club Soup (ack! I just realized I NEVER reviewed it) and all I got was "this is good but next time it needs more stuff in it" Okay whatever! Okay I'm going to review that recipe after I go back and try and find the pic!

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chuckieb 10 years ago said:

The soup was totally flavourful but not spicy really at all Michelle until I added the Ancho powder. And no....the seeds weren't hard at all. They totally disappeared. I'm not a rice fan but yes, I can see that this would be nice served over rice. And the addition of beans, rice or pasta to the soup would also totally work I'm sure. The broth is really, really nice. I was even thinking that it would be nice chilled as a soup shot.
Thanks for the compliments on the pic everybody but I honestly need to get some better lighting. I don't have your guys's beautiful sunshine streaming in my windows this time of year. :)

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chuckieb 10 years ago said:

Marie...do you actually remove the seed from the chile before you add it to the blender?

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chuckieb 10 years ago said:

Michelle...this was the other Tortilla soup I have on my short list that I was talking about in ODD
Sopa Tarasca Con Carne

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mommyluvs2cook 10 years ago said:

Yes I plan on making both!! Just gotta get my hands on those chilies! Can't wait :)

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NPMarie 10 years ago said:

Janet, I removed some of the loose seeds, but not all of them..it's been so long since I've made this,,I sort of remember the seeds being hard to remove, so that's probably why! I say remove what you can, and leave the rest:-)

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gourmetana 10 years ago said:

This looks amazing. Love the way you presented this, the photo is great!

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mommyluvs2cook 10 years ago said:

Marie, this is fantastic!! I LOVED the flavor of the roasted pepper! I did have to use an Ancho Chili, couldn't find the pasilla, but I think it was close enough in flavor. I actually really like what the tortilla chips did in this. This soup is very flavorful and didn't need much salt at all! I used a smoked salt to kind of go along with the flavors. Janet next time you make this definitely remember the lime, it adds a nice touch. I used Monterey Jack cheese, but I would have loved to try using the other two mentioned, no luck finding them though :( My family ate some rice in theirs but I ate mine without, and was perfectly happy :) Added my pic. to the recipe..thanks Marie!!

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NPMarie 10 years ago said:

I am so pleased you liked it Michelle! Beautiful pic! This is one of my most favorite soups ever..reminds me, I need to make it soon! Thank you for trying this and your wonderful review:-)

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mommyluvs2cook 10 years ago said:

I like that it's healthy too Marie, even though the family was determined to fatten it up with rice, and they even requested rolls to go along with it!

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chuckieb 10 years ago said:

Michelle your pictures is beautiful. Can't wait 'til spring so I can get some actual sunlight streaming in my windows. :) Much better for picture taking than the winter gray I'll tell ya! I'm going to guess that both you and Marie like crackers in your soup? Am I right? I dislike crackers in my soup for the very reason I didn't care for the tortilla chips in this recipe. It's a texture thing to me. I like chips and crackers to have a crunch, not be wet. :) The smoked salt is a very cool idea Michelle. I'll have to try remember that for next time and I will add the lime juice next time as well. It's a really lovely recipe.

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mommyluvs2cook 10 years ago said:

If it wasn't for time change, I would have had a night time pic :)
Janet, in Texas everywhere you turn restaurants and deli's have chili on the menu which is served with saltines or soda crackers as a staple, so yes the wet crackers or chips does not bother me :) The kids are so used to it they didn't even notice they were in there, I had to tell them!

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frankieanne 10 years ago said:

That's a great picture, Michelle! I don't think I've ever had tortilla chips in soup although I have put them in chili before. It sounds good though! :)

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mommyluvs2cook 10 years ago said:

Thanks Frankie :)

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Good4U 10 years ago said:

Bump:)

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NPMarie 10 years ago said:

bump

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Good4U 10 years ago said:

bump

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mommyluvs2cook 10 years ago said:

:)

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