Sopa de tortilla
Sopa de tortilla, from above
Non vegMexico City

Sopa de tortilla

Smoky tomato chilli broth poured over crisp tortilla strips, avocado and cheese.

40 minTime
20 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Soup with crunch2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's waySopa azteca style.
The original
465kcalsame
20 gproteinsame
9 gfibresame
40minutessame

Sopa de tortilla.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Corn tortilla8, cut in strips
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying
Tomato4, charred
Onion1
Garlic3 cloves
Dried ancho chilli1, or 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli
Water4 cups chicken stock
Chicken, boneless200 g, shredded
Avocado1, diced
Queso fresco½ cup, cubed
Sour creamcrema
Coriander leaves (cilantro)chopped
Lemon2 limes
Saltto taste

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Fry tortilla strips in hot oil until crisp. Fry the ancho for a few seconds too, then crumble it.
  2. 2Blend charred tomato, onion and garlic, then fry the purée in 1 tbsp oil for 6 minutes.
  3. 3Add stock and simmer 15 minutes. Add chicken and salt.
  4. 4Put tortilla strips, avocado and cheese in bowls, ladle over hot soup, and finish with crema, ancho, coriander and lime.
Serve it like this

Build each bowl with crisp strips, avocado and cheese, then ladle hot soup over at the table. Lime wedges alongside.

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Something sweet Jericalla60 min
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