Tortilla Soup

Name: Tortilla Soup
Ingredients: 3 guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded; 1 pound ripe tomatoes; 1 garlic clove; 1/2 cup roughly chopped white onion; 1/2 teaspoon kosher or coarse sea salt, or to taste; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 6 cups chicken broth; 1 sprig fresh parsley; 12 corn tortillas, cut into 1- to 2-inch strips; 1 ancho or pasilla chile, stemmed, seeded, cut into 1-inch strips and quickly fried (optional, for garnish); Vegetable oil, for frying; 8 ounces queso fresco, diced; 1/2 cup Mexican-style cream, crème fraiche or sour cream; 1 ripe avocado, halved, pitted, meat scooped out and diced

Tortilla Soup was pinched from <a href="http://www.patismexicantable.com/2014/01/tortilla-soup/" target="_blank">www.patismexicantable.com.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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3 guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded

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1 pound ripe tomatoes

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1 garlic clove

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1/2 cup roughly chopped white onion

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1/2 teaspoon kosher or coarse sea salt, or to taste

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2 tablespoons vegetable oil

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6 cups chicken broth

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1 sprig fresh parsley

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12 corn tortillas, cut into 1- to 2-inch strips

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1 ancho or pasilla chile, stemmed, seeded, cut into 1-inch strips and quickly fried (optional, for garnish)

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Vegetable oil, for frying

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8 ounces queso fresco, diced

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1/2 cup Mexican-style cream, crème fraiche or sour cream

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1 ripe avocado, halved, pitted, meat scooped out and diced

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