Copycat El Chico Chicken Tortilla Soup Food

COPYCAT EL CHICO CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• 1. In a large sauce pan dissolve bouillon cubes in 4 cups boiling water.
• 2. Add chicken to broth and simmer until cooked through.
• 3. Remove chicken from pan and set aside to cool.
• 4. Add tomato paste, chili powder, hot suace, onion flakes and lime juice to sauce pan and bring to a simmer while stirring.
• 5. Salt to taste.
• 6. Cut chicken into cubes.
• 7. To serve place chicken, cheese, tortilla chips and avocado into bowls and pour broth over them.

TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Using a large knife, carefully scrape the kernels off the corncobs and set aside, reserving the cobs.
• Using a food processor fitted with the steel blade, or a large knife, coarsely chop the garlic, onion, jalapeno pepper, and corn kernels. Reserve.
• In a large soup pot, heat the oil. Add the squares of tortillas and cook over low heat until they are slightly crisp. Stir in the chopped vegetables and simmer just until the vegetables are coated with the oil. Do not brown.
• Add the tomatoes, the tomato paste, and 2 teaspoons of the cumin and continue to simmer for about 10 minutes to maximize the flavor. Slowly pour in the stock, add the corncobs, and cook over low heat until the soup is reduced by one third.
• Discard the corn cobs and puree the soup, in batches, in a blender or food processor until smooth. At this point, the soup can be passed through the fine strainer, if desired. Return to a clean pot and season with salt, pepper, and additional cumin to taste.
• Prepare the garnish: Preheat the oven or toaster oven to 350 degrees F. Cut the tortillas into thin strips and arrange on a small baking tray. Bake until the strips are crisp, 10 to 15 minutes. Peel and dice the avocado. Cut the chicken into thin strips.
• To serve, add the chicken and avocado to the soup and reheat over low heat. Ladle the soup into 6 to 8 warm soup bowls and garnish with the baked tortilla strips, Cheddar cheese, and chopped cilantro. Serve immediately.

THE NAUGHTY THINGS I DO FOR CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• In blender combine undrained tomatoes, onion, garlic, cilantro and sugar.
• Pulse in blender until chunky.
• In large saucepan, add vegetable mixture and chicken broth and chicken pieces.
• Simmer 20 minutes, season to taste.
• To serve:.
• Place cheese, avocado, and broken chips on bottom of bowl. Pour very hot soup over this in bowl. Sprinkle with fresh green onion tops and cilantro/parsley.
• Sprinkle with lime juice, if desired.

COPYCAT MCALLISTER'S CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, saute the garlic and onion in the butter or margarine for 5 minutes.
• Add flour and stir well, cooking for 1 minute more.
• Add the broth and half-and-half. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Add the soup, salsa, corn, chicken, cumin, fajita seasoning and 2 tablespoons cilantro. Stir and continue to heat for 15 minutes.
• Crumble tortilla chips into individual bowls, add 1/2 ounce shredded cheese to each bowl and ladle in soup. Top each bowl with more crumbled chips, remaining 1/2 ounce cheese and remaining 1 tablespoon cilantro, few chopped green onions and serve.

AMAZING CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP!

Steps:

• Sauté onion, garlic, jalapeño and green pepper with olive oil in a large pot until soft.
• Add all the rest of the ingredients to the large pot and bring to a boil.
• After about 15 minutes, remove the chicken breasts and shred.
• (Two forks work well to pull the chicken apart!).
• Return shredded chicken to the pot and simmer an additional 45 minutes.
• Serve, topped with crushed tortilla chips if desired.

EL TORITO CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Poach chicken breast in simmering chicken broth until done through, about 10 minutes.
• Set aside until cool enough to handle and shred.
• Combine chicken broth, chicken, red onion, carrots, potato, tomato paste, bay leaf, garlic, chipotle and jalapeno chilies, oregano, cumin and salt and pepper in large saucepan.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
• Correct seasoning, if necessary.
• Add zucchini, squash, pepper, lime juice and Sherry.
• Bring again to boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.
• Add cilantro and mint.
• Stir, then remove from heat.
• To assemble, fry tortilla strips in hot oil until crisp. Drain on paper towels and set aside.
• Ladle soup into each bowl.
• Sprinkle with shredded cheese and tortilla strips.
• Garnish each bowl with avocado slice and sprig cilantro. Serve at once.