Tortilla Soup with Chipotle Chilli, Tomato & Avocado

Name: Tortilla Soup with Chipotle Chilli, Tomato & Avocado
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 8 large ripe tomatoes; 2 cloves garlic; 2-3 tbsp lard; 2 onions, sliced; 2 tbsp Chipotles en adobo; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 litr home-made chicken or vegetable stock; 1 1/2 tsp salt; 8 turns black peppermill; 220 g cooked chicken, shredded (optional); 4 x 15cm corn tortillas, cut into 1cm strips; 500 ml corn or vegetable oil; For the garnishes:; 1 1/2 tsp dried chipotle chilli flakes; 1 avocado, stoned, peeled, diced and tossed in lime juice; 75 g Lancashire or feta cheese, crumbled; 100 g soured cream; small handful of freshly chopped coriander

Foodiegeektrish @Trish

Sunderland Uk

This family favourite soup is from ricks Steins book the road to Mexico. now a word of warning it can be Damn spicy and hot so please check your chillies.

I made the Chipotles en adobo from Ricks recipe as well and is a great sauce to add to many of the Mexican recipes we have here on cook pad or add a bit to some cheese on toast for a brunch pick you up #mycookbook #mexico #globalfoodtour

This family favourite soup is from ricks Steins book the road to Mexico. now a word of warning it can be Damn spicy and hot so please check your chillies.

Foodiegeektrish @Trish

Sunderland Uk

This family favourite soup is from ricks Steins book the road to Mexico. now a word of warning it can be Damn spicy and hot so please check your chillies.

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Ingredients

1hr

4 people

8large ripe tomatoes
2 clovesgarlic
2-3 tbsplard
2onions, sliced
2 tbspChipotles en adobo
1 tspdried oregano
1litr home-made chicken or vegetable stock
1 1/2 tspsalt
8turns black peppermill
220 gcooked chicken, shredded (optional)
4x 15cm corn tortillas, cut into 1cm strips
500 mlcorn or vegetable oil
For the garnishes:
1 1/2 tspdried chipotle chilli flakes
1avocado, stoned, peeled, diced and tossed in lime juice
75 gLancashire or feta cheese, crumbled
100 gsoured cream
small handful of freshly chopped coriander

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Steps

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1

Heat a dry, heavy-based pan and roast the tomatoes and garlic until charred. Set them aside to cool, then peel both.
Heat the lard in a saucepan and gently cook the onions until softened but not coloured. Add the peeled garlic and cook for a further 4–5 minutes. Add the chipotles, peeled tomatoes and oregano, then the stock and cook for 10–15 minutes until everything is soft and pulpy. Liquidise until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, add the shredded chicken, if using, and keep the soup war
2

Heat the lard in a saucepan and gently cook the onions until softened but not coloured. Add the peeled garlic and cook for a further 4–5 minutes.
3

Add the chipotles, peeled tomatoes and oregano, then the stock and cook for 10–15 minutes until everything is soft and pulpy. Liquidise until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, add the shredded chicken, if using, and keep the soup warm
4

Pour the oil into a frying pan to a depth of about 2.5cm. Heat the oil and fry the tortilla strips in batches until golden and crisp. Remove the strips with a slotted spoon and drain them on kitchen paper.
5

Serve the soup with strips of tortilla on top and a sprinkling of chipotle flakes, diced avocado, cheese, soured cream and coriander.

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Foodiegeektrish @Trish

on August 28, 2020 11:55

Sunderland Uk

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