Sopa Azteca recipe

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Ingredients

5 dried red chile pepper pods
5 tomatoes, cut into wedges
1 small onion, cut into wedges
1 cube chicken bouillon
4 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons ground thyme
salt and ground black pepper to taste
vegetable oil as needed
4 corn tortillas, cut into strips
¼ cup Mexican crema, or to taste
2 limes, cut into wedges
1 avocado, cubed

Nutrition Info

388 calories
carbohydrate: 34.9 g
cholesterol: 20.5 mg
fat: 28.4 g
fiber: 11.2 g
protein: 6.1 g
saturatedFat: 7.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 364 mg
sugar: 7.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring a pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add chile peppers and boil until soft, about 10 minutes. Transfer peppers to a dish and let cool slightly, about 5 minutes, reserve chile water. Remove and discard stems and seeds from peppers, keeping a few seeds if you like a spicy soup.

  2. Combine chiles, tomatoes, onion, bouillon, oregano, and thyme in an electric blender, add as much reserved chile water as possible to fill line. Blend until liquefied.

  3. Strain chile mixture into a large pot. Add remaining chile water, adding additional water if necessary. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and let simmer, 20 to 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

  4. Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Fry tortilla strips in the hot oil under golden brown and crispy, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to absorb excess oil.

  5. Distribute soup evenly between serving bowls and garnish with fried tortilla strips, crema, lime wedges, and avocado.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

After graduating college, I loafed around in Mexico for a few months. I rented a little apartment above the garage of a wonderful Mexican family who took me under their wing. The mother made this very flavorful sopa Azteca with interesting textures. It was my favorite dish of the whole trip. I had to watch her make this soup and literally count out all the ingredients because she made this soup from her heart, not from a recipe.

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