Tortilla Soup

As we continue our slide into autumn and later winter, I seek tasty, hearty, and filling food to soothe my soul.

I use flour tortillas as a noodle, and to assist in the thickening of the soup, peppers in multiple forms provide gentle smokey heat, and the richness of the stock offered by the bone-in, skin-on thighs add a hearty silky mouth-feel.

I’ll serve with tortilla chips or strips to add a textural balance, lime to add a bit of acid, and avocado as a creamy counterpoint.

A constant hit around the lair, especially when snow was piled high and the wind was roaring.

From Wikipedia:

Tortilla soup (Spanish: sopa de tortilla) is a traditional Mexican soup made of fried corn tortilla pieces, submerged into a broth of tomato, garlic, onion, and chile de árbol and epazote. It is served with pieces of pasilla chiles, chicharrón, avocado, fresh cheese cubes and sour cream. Although the exact origin of tortilla soup is unknown, it is known that it comes from the Mexico City area in Mexico. Traditional tortilla soup is made with chicken broth combined with roasted tomatoes, onion, garlic, chiles and tortillas, cut into strips and fried. There are some variations, for example the broth being made with a thickened tomato base and ground tortillas or a bean soup enriched with crunchy strips of fried tortillas.

Quick Tortilla Soup

Food for the soul, from south of the border.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 7 hours hrs 50 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Soup

Cuisine Southwestern

Servings 4 people

Calories 368 kcal

Equipment

• InstaPot

Ingredients

  

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• 2 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 ea Sweet Onion Peeled, Diced
• 3 cloves Garlic Peeled, crushed
• 1 Large Carrot Peeled, Diced
• 2 Ribs Celery Washed, Diced
• 1 can Tomatoes and Peppers R*tel
• 4 oz Hatch Chillies Small can
• 4 ea bone-in, skin-on
• 8 oz Dried Black Beans ~1 cup, sorted, washed, drained
• 2 cups Chicken Stock Low Sodium
• 1 cup Water
• 2 tsp Kosher salt
• 2 tsp Cumin Toasted, ground
• 2 tsp Chili powder
• 1 tsp Oregano Dried
• 2 ea Chipotle Peppers
• 1 tsp Adobo Sauce From the Chipotles
• 6 ea Flour Tortilla 8" cut to strips
• 1 ea Lime

Instructions

 

• Using the saute function, Saute onions in the oil for 3-4 minutes while you prep the garlic, carrots, and celery. Add them to the pot, and saute for 3-4 minutes. 
• Add the tomato/peppers with the juices, chicken thighs, black beans, stock, water, salt, and spices.
• Stir well, lid up and cook on high pressure for 30 minutes
• Do a natural release
• Remove the chicken thighs to a cutting board, remove the skin, and shred
• Return the chicken to the pot, add the tortilla strips, select Stew, and simmer the soup to thicken
• Taste, season, add lime, and balance flavor

Notes

A tasty, spicy, hearty meal to ward off the coming cold.

Serve with slices of avocado, tortilla strips, sour cream, pickled jalapenos, slices of lime, or my Avocado Mayo.

One can juggle the hatch peppers for a poblano, one can also slip in a couple of diced jalapeno peppers for extra kick.

 

 

Nutrition

Calories: 368kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 17gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 1982mgPotassium: 1330mgFiber: 14gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 4969IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 150mgIron: 6mg

Keyword Chicken, Soup, Tortilla

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