I make tortilla soup once in a while. I could drone on about the experience the way most food bloggers do, but who reads that mess? Here's how it's done. If AFTER reading through the instructions, you still need me to list specific ingredient amounts ahead of time for a recipe of this sort, maybe consider seeking adult supervision in the kitchen?
Kind of like how I shouldn't be writing recipes without adult supervision...
Just keep this key tip in mind: You do not want the soup to be too chunky, so use minimal amounts of any vegetables. This soup is all about the broth, with chunks acting as minor filler since the serving area also fills it with stuff. The end result will still be ridiculously hearty.
Sopa Tortilla
Chu wanna gissum agua. Make it so hot until it bubbles a lot, amigo. Boil some chicken breast if chu wan de best flavor.
If vegan, just add spices to water while you get it up to a boil.
Add spices like salt, pepper, thyme, sage, bay, albahaca/basil, plenty of cumin, maybe some turmeric, any bullion you don’t mind (meat bullion flavors will have some oils of whichever animal). Bullion is important. I use both tomato and chicken.
While that’s rising to boil, thinly dice onion and celery, at least half an onion, 3-6 celery stalks depending on servings.
This is a good time to add fresh garlic cloves, but you can use garlic powder in the water if you prefer quicker ways.
Mix that into a deep pan or a secondary soup pot with enough butter (or whatever oil you prefer) to keep everything wet and retain a tad extra.
At the lowest heat, fry all that, stirring a lot so your oil doesn’t burn away.
When the veggies are cooked enough/celery becomes clear, onions aren’t quite turning brown but cooked, add at least ¼ Cup of flour to that mix, more for more servings.
Constantly stir the flour, scraping the bottom as well. Should become like a heavy paste with veggie chunks. Try not to let it go brown.
When that’s done, you’ve got rue. Rue is later added to the main broth along with the other veggies.
Other veggies can include;
Small-chopped potatoes (half a potato per person, you don’t want too many for this),
Black and/or Pinto beans (Not many, they’re strong. Beans should be cooked and rinsed separately before adding!),
Green onions,
Corn,
Mushrooms, quartered,
Bell Peppers, sliced thin or diced,
Maybe diced carrots or nopales if you’re into that.
All veggies can be added to soup after rue, once the water is boiling.
If using meat, (ideally chicken breasts) chop into small pieces and add with vegetables.
This will lower the temperature, but when it regains boiling temperature, set heat to Low.
For serving area:
Slice avocados long.
Shred or dice cheese. Monterrey, manchego, cheddar, queso fresco, queso blanco are best options.
Chop cilantro.
Split limes.
Crema/sour cream.
Diced tomatoes.
Sliced jalapenos.
Anything chipotle, especially chipotles adobados.
Tortillas!!!
Use at least one pack of tortillas, no matter how many people are eating. Trust me.
Cut a stack of two or three tortillas at a time into halves, then quarters.
Stack them. Cut the quarters into small slices.
You’ll need two large containers to hold them all, one after slicing, one after frying.
If you bake instead, make sure they are well-oiled on a wide baking sheet.
Set a deep pan or pot of oil medium to high heat, deep enough that many chips can be submerged at once.
Put one large handful of slices into the oil.
Removal is a matter of timing. They’ll barely change color until it’s almost too late, but people seem to prefer when they’re slightly browned, not burnt.
Remove them when you notice a distinct change of color, but it’s good to cook each handful differently; some dark, some light.
Place them in a strainer or large bowl with plenty of napkins to soak up excess oil. Keep a lid on them to hold in warmth.
When tortillas strips are all done, fill each serving bowl at least halfway full of them.
Soup should be ready by now. To be sure, remove a potato from the pot, let it cool, and if it is ready to eat, the soup is as well.
Let each person pour their own soup so tortillas don’t get soggy. They can add the avocado, lime, cheese, etc. at this point as well.
Expect people to want seconds. (Something all food bloggers say even though their recipes barely make enough for firsts in a full house...)
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