Tortilla Soup

Name: Tortilla Soup
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 dried mulato or ancho chile peppers; 1 avocado, diced; 2 bay leaves; 794 grams plum tomatoes; 1 to 2 grilled chicken breasts, sliced; 1 Tbsp coriander seeds; 4 corn tortillas, cut into strips and fried; 6 servings Fresh cilantro; 4 sprigs fresh thyme; 3 cloves garlic, smashed; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 6 servings Kosher salt; 2 liters low-sodium chicken broth; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 onion, sliced; 177 milliliters crumbled queso fresco; 1 Tbsp sour cream

Need a gluten free main course? Tortilla Soup could be an awesome recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 19g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 346 calories. This recipe serves 6. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up chicken broth, avocado, cilantro, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the ground cumin you could follow this main course with the Moroccan Chocolate Mousse as a dessert.

Instructions

Remove the stems and seeds from the chile peppers.

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Chili Pepper

Seeds

Place in a bowl, cover with hot water and soak until soft, about 20 minutes.

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Water

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Bowl

Drain the chiles, transfer to a blender and process to make a smooth puree.

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Chili Pepper

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Blender

Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat, then add the onion and garlic and cook until the onion is translucent.

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Olive Oil

Garlic

Onion

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Pot

Add the tomatoes with their juice, 1/4 cup chile puree, the coriander seeds and cumin and cook about 5 minutes.

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Tomato

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Cumin

Juice

Add the broth, bay leaves and thyme and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook about

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Broth

Thyme

30 minutes. Strain the broth through a medium-mesh strainer into another pot, discarding the solids. Season with salt.

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Broth

Salt

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Pot

Place a small amount of chicken, queso fresco, avocado, cilantro, fried tortilla strips and sour cream in each bowl, then pour about 1 cup hot broth around the garnishes.

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Tortilla Strips