Tortilla Soup Recipe Description: This is my husbands favorite meal… and he doesn’t even really like soups! He requests this often. Prep Time: 25 MinutesCook Time: 2 Hours Servings: 4 servings Difficulty: Easy Recipe Ingredients: For Broth: 4 chicken breast (bone in, skin on) or 1 whole chicken 1/2 onion, cut in half 2 garlic cloves, smashed 1 tablespoon salt Filtered water For Soup: Olive oil, butter or lard 2 cups chopped onion 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon chili powder 2 cups chunky salsa (jarred or homemade) 2 cups frozen organic corn Optional: Organic tortilla chips Shredded Cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese Sour cream or milk kefir Recipe Instructions: Place chicken, onion, garlic and salt in large pot. Add filtered water to cover the chicken. Bring to a slow boil. Skim and discard foam. Cover and lower heat to maintain a simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 25 minutes. If using a whole chicken, cook 45 - 60 minutes. Remove chicken from pot, let cool. Allow broth to simmer uncovered so that it reduces in volume by about half. Process cooled chicken reserving bones in one bowl and chicken meat in another bowl. Save the skin and fat in a third bowl. Shred or chop the meat and set aside. Save the bones in the freezer for another batch of broth. Put the skin and fat in a small food processor along with a little broth. Process until smooth. Set aside. Do not skip this step. It adds much nourishment and satisfaction to the final soup. Remove onion and garlic from broth. Reserve broth. In a large pot over medium heat, saute onion in oil until translucent. Add the garlic, cumin and chili powder; saute for a minute or so. Add reserved broth, salsa and processed chicken skin/fat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes (or up to a couple of hours). Add chicken and frozen corn heat until warm. Taste for seasoning. Serve with organic tortilla chips, cheese, sour cream and/or kefir
This sounds so good, and I love the careful description of how to handle every step of the process. Thank you! Reply
This sounds so good, and I love the careful description of how to handle every step of the process. Thank you!