Chicken Tortilla Soup
- Ready In:
- 2hrs
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1⁄2 cup yellow onion, sliced thin
- 1⁄2 cup celery, sliced thin
- 1⁄2 cup carrot, sliced thin
- 2 teaspoons pureed chipotle chiles (chipotle chiles are sold in cans, put in blender to puree)
- 10 cups water
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 2 teaspoons basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon white pepper
- salt, to taste
- 2 -3 lbs broiler-fryer chickens, cut up
- 1 cup tomatoes, peeled, sliced thin
- 1 cup red onion, sliced thin
- 1⁄2 cup cilantro, stems removed, chopped fine
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GARNISH
- 10 ounces grated monterey jack cheese
- 3 cups vegetable shortening
- 10 corn tortillas
- 2 -3 limes, cut into wedges
directions
- In a large stockpot (2 gallons), melt the butter over a medium heat.
- Add yellow onions, celery and carrots.
- Saute' until onions are translucent (about 5 minutes).
- Add water, chipotle puree, spices and chicken to sautee'd vegetables and bring to a boil.
- Lower heat and simmer for 1 hour (or until chicken is thoroughly cooked).
- Skim off the fat and impurities that rise to the top.
- Remove the chicken from the soup.
- When it's cool enough to handle, remove the skin and bones from chicken and shred.
- Add shredded chicken back to soup.
- Add tomatoes, red onion and cilantro to the soup and cook for 5 - 10 minutes.
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PREPARE THE GARNISH:
- Heat vegetable shortening in a medium sauce pan until hot, but not smoking.
- Cut tortillas in 1/4" strips and fry until crisp, it may be necessary to fry in batches.
- Drain on paper towels.
- Divide the tortilla strips and put in soup bowls.
- Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with grated cheese, diced tomatoes and cilantro.
- Squeeze a wedge of lime into each bowl and serve hot.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Terri Juwan
Jackson, MS