[CH] Dorotea's Tortilla Soup
Dorothy Sheets (dsheets@ameritech.net)
Wed, 07 Oct 1998 10:27:17 -0400
Hi, all. Last weekend's cold rainy weather (here in the Dee-troit metro
area) inspired this soup. It's fast and easy to make and really helps
soothe the cold-weather sniffles:
Dorotea's Tortilla Soup
2 tsp. Olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 fresh jalapeno pepper, stemmed and seeded, finely chopped
2 (14.5 oz.) cans low-sodium chicken broth
1 (10 oz.) can Rotel diced tomatoes with green chiles
1 cup cooked chicken breast, chopped or shredded
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup white wine
1/2 tsp. Oregano
1 tsp. Ground pure red chile powder
2 Tbsp. flour
3 small corn tortillas, sliced into 1/4 inch strips
1/3 cup Fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
1 fresh serrano pepper, stemmed and seeded, finely chopped
1/2 cup shredded cheese, Cheddar, Mexican asadero, Monterrey Jack or a
combination
1//4 cup sour cream
In a Dutch oven or large pot, saute garlic, onion and chopped jalapeno
in olive oil until onion is soft. Add chicken broth, Rotel tomatoes and
chiles, chopped or shredded chicken, water, wine, oregano and red chile
powder. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes.
While broth simmers, bake tortilla strips on a cookie sheet at 350
degrees for about 7 minutes, or until crisp, but not brown. Remove
strips from cookie sheet when done and set aside to cool. After soup has
simmered 20 minutes, skim off 1/3 cup broth into a glass measuring cup,
add the 2 Tbsp. flour to the measuring cup of broth, stir until smooth
and return the broth/flour mixture to the soup. Bring the soup back to
a boil then turn heat back to low after it boils.
To serve: place tortilla strips in the bottom of two soup bowls, cover
strips with soup mixture, and garnish with your choice of cilantro
leaves, fresh serrano pepper, shredded cheese and sour cream. Makes two
generous servings. Can be doubled.
Note to Chile-Heads: You can certainly up the quantities of jalapeno,
serrano and red chile powder. If I could get the HOT Rotel mixture here
in Michigan, I would have used it. Enjoy!
Dot in Dee-troit