GENUINE MEXICAN TORTILLA SOUP

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By Candy Beard
@Candisemirandis

This is the best soup of this genre that I have ever eaten. I got it from the cook at a kiosk that was set up outside a Haunted House display on Halloween 1983. It is so hearty and nouishing. I hope you enjoy the wonderful flavors of the season.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote

Serves:

10 to 12

Prep:

30 Min

Cook:

45 Min

Ingredients

6 clove: chopped garlic
3 large: diced onion
3 Tbsp: real butter
3 Tbsp: vegetable oil
2 large: can whole green chilies. cut into slices
4: fresh yellow chilies chopped
2 large: cans chopped tomatoes
2 small: cans, el pato hot tomato sauce
2 large: can chicken stock
2 tsp: chili powder
2 tsp: cumin
1/2 tsp: oregano, dried
2 tsp: salt
1 c: fresh cilantro, chopped
1: bag of juanita's tortilla chips
: grated jack cheese or pepper jack cheese

How to Make GENUINE MEXICAN TORTILLA SOUP

Step-by-Step

1Saute onions and garlic in butter and oilC
Combine all other ingredients except tortilla chips and cheese.
Simmer in large pot for 1 hour
Serve in soup bowls
2On top of soup, crumble tortilla chips and grated jack cheese
Place under broiler until cheese is melted

You may add shredded pork or chicken to make this a more hearty soup.

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