Blue Corn Tortilla Soup

Submitted by Mimi Bobeck

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb blue corn tortillas
• 1⁄2 onion
• 1 green pepper
• 1 red pepper
• 4 stalks celery
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1⁄2 tablespoon cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Chop vegetables and place into a 4-quart pot.
2. Sauté vegetables over medium heat in 4 tablespoons of butter heat until fork tender- approximately 8- 10 minutes.
3. Add the remaining ingredients, and bring to a boil slowly, watch not to scald the bottom of the pot.
4. Bring down to a simmer and cook until the tortillas and the vegetables are cooked- approximately 20 minutes.
5. Add heavy cream, and salt and pepper.
6. Remove from the heat place soup into a blender& blend until smooth.
7. Watch not to fill the blender to high.
8. The soup can scald you.