Jenn’s Tortilla Soup
Of course you can make this as spicy as you want, but this is just a plain, simple, stick your guts kind of delicious soup. Perfect on a cold winter’s day.
ingredients:
6 corn tortillas
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, chopped
2 medium carrots
2 celery stalks
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 cans chicken broth
3 cups water
½ cup corn
2 cups roasted chicken
1 cup baked ham or cooked smoked sausage
½ teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon oregano
corn tortillas
jack cheese
avocado
lime
Cut the corn tortillas into thin strips. Heat the oil in a pan and stir the tortilla strips around until crispy. Let drain on a wire rack, add salt to taste. Set these aside, you will use these at the end to garnish the top.
Heat oil in a soup pot. Add the garlic, onion, carrots and celery, until softened. Add the tomatoes, chicken broth and water, stir and heat through. Add the chicken, corn and the ham. Add in the seasonings, pepper, cumin and oregano. Let simmer for 10 minutes.
Cut up a few corn tortillas into strips and put them in the bottom of the bowls. Ladle the soup on top.
Garnish with cheese, avocado, lime wedges and your fried tortilla strips.
