Tortilla Soup with Chipotle Chilli, Tomato & Avocado

How to Making Recipes Tortilla Soup with Chipotle Chilli, Tomato & Avocado using 18 ingredients and 5 steps

Tortilla Soup with Chipotle Chilli, Tomato & Avocado -

You can have Tortilla Soup with Chipotle Chilli, Tomato & Avocado using 18 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients make Tortilla Soup with Chipotle Chilli, Tomato & Avocado

1. It's 8 large ripe tomatoes.
2. Prepare 2 cloves garlic.
3. You need 2-3 tbsp lard.
4. You need 2 onions, sliced.
5. It's 2 tbsp Chipotles en adobo.
6. It's 1 tsp dried oregano.
7. You need 1 litr home-made chicken or vegetable stock.
8. It's 1 1/2 tsp salt.
9. It's 8 turns black peppermill.
10. You need 220 g cooked chicken, shredded (optional).
11. Prepare 4 x 15cm corn tortillas, cut into 1cm strips.
12. It's 500 ml corn or vegetable oil.
13. Prepare For the garnishes:.
14. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp dried chipotle chilli flakes.
15. You need 1 avocado, stoned, peeled, diced and tossed in lime juice.
16. It's 75 g Lancashire or feta cheese, crumbled.
17. Prepare 100 g soured cream.
18. You need small handful of freshly chopped coriander.

Tortilla Soup with Chipotle Chilli, Tomato & Avocado step by step

1. Heat a dry, heavy-based pan and roast the tomatoes and garlic until charred. Set them aside to cool, then peel both.

   Heat the lard in a saucepan and gently cook the onions until softened but not coloured. Add the peeled garlic and cook for a further 4–5 minutes. Add the chipotles, peeled tomatoes and oregano, then the stock and cook for 10–15 minutes until everything is soft and pulpy. Liquidise until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, add the shredded chicken, if using, and keep the soup war.

2. Heat the lard in a saucepan and gently cook the onions until softened but not coloured. Add the peeled garlic and cook for a further 4–5 minutes..
3. Add the chipotles, peeled tomatoes and oregano, then the stock and cook for 10–15 minutes until everything is soft and pulpy. Liquidise until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, add the shredded chicken, if using, and keep the soup warm.
4. Pour the oil into a frying pan to a depth of about 2.5cm. Heat the oil and fry the tortilla strips in batches until golden and crisp. Remove the strips with a slotted spoon and drain them on kitchen paper..
5. Serve the soup with strips of tortilla on top and a sprinkling of chipotle flakes, diced avocado, cheese, soured cream and coriander..

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