Crocodile Cafe's Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe


Ingredients
2quartschicken stock
1largered onion, diced
3corn tortillas, fried and broken
3roma tomatoes, diced
1/2bunchcilantro
8ouncesancho chile paste, *
2eachchicken breast, halves, **
1 salt, to taste
6ouncesqueso fresco cheese, crumbled
2corn tortillas, fried crisp

Directions:

* or 6 or 7 ancho chiles pureed
** large, cooked and shredded

Bring 1 quart chicken broth to boil with onion in soup pot.

Combine remaining chicken broth with 3 fried tortillas in a blender and blend
until combined and slightly thickened. Pour into heated broth along with tomatoes, cilantro, chile paste, and chicken.

Season to taste with salt.

Bring again to boil. Serve garnished with cheese and tortilla strips.


NOTE: To puree ancho chiles, soak 6 or 7 chiles in hot water until tender, or simmer just until tender. Remove stem and seeds and puree in blender with small amount of water until paste in formed. Strain through sieve to remove skin, if desired.

Each serving with cheese and chips contains about:
146 calories, 866 mg sodium, 31 mg cholesterol, 4 g fat, 9 g
carbohydrates, 17 g protein, 0.55 g fiber.

-- from the CROCODILE CAFE, Pasadena, CA.



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