Crocodile Cafe's Chicken Tortilla Soup

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Crocodile Cafe's Chicken Tortilla Soup Ingredients

2 quarts Chicken stock	8 ounces Ancho chile paste *
Red onion, large, diced	2 whole Chicken breast halves large, cooked and shredded
3 whole Corn tortillas, fried/broken	Salt to taste
3 whole Roma tomatoes, diced	6 ounces Ranchero cheese, crumbled
1/2 whole Bunch of cilantro	2 whole Corn tortillas, fried crisp

Instructions for Crocodile Cafe's Chicken Tortilla Soup

*instead of Ancho chile paste, you can use 6 or 7 ancho chiles pureed.

Bring 1 qt 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 ranchero 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.

Main Ingredient: ChickenCuisine: Mexican

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Chicken Breast

Chicken Stock

Chile

Cilantro

Corn

Red Onion

Salt

Tomato

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admin
on Oct 16 2004 11:57PM

Made this again tonight. Paired it with a fresh chicken taco salad. Excellent, bright flavor. (Garnished with avocado and an extra squeeze of lime juice.)

admin
on Oct 16 2004 10:34PM

Where is the avocado? This is the Mexican tortilla soup but it lacks a sliced avocado.

terrell0402
on Apr 8 2004 3:25AM

Great tortilla soup. We had this soup with fresh corn and cilantro quesadillas on whole wheat tortillas last night and it was great. Optional cayenne pepper gave it an added kick.

admin
on Apr 1 2004 6:17PM