Restaurant Recipes

Crocodile Cafe Chicken Tortilla Soup

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Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 quarts chicken stock, divided
  • 1 large red onion, diced
  • 3 corn tortillas, fried and broken
  • 3 Roma tomatoes, diced
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro
  • 8 ounces ancho chile paste or 6 or 7 ancho chiles, pureed*
  • 2 large chicken breast halves, cooked and shredded
  • Salt to taste
  • 6 ounces ranchero cheese, crumbled
  • 2 corn tortillas, fried crisp

Instructions

  1. Bring 1 quart chicken broth to boil with onion in soup pot.
  2. 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.
  3. Serve garnished with ranchero cheese and tortilla strips.

Notes

* 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.

Nutrition

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

Attribution

Crocodile Cafe, Pasadena, California



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