Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Chicken Tortilla Soup (Cafe Rio Style)

Ok so this soup turned out AWESOME!!! The recipe below is just enough for two people, for more just double, tripple. or quadruple it! :)

Soup
1 Chicken Breast
2 bullion cubes
2 jalepanos, WITH THE SEEDS REMOVED
1/2 onion (or to taste)
garlic to taste

Toppings
tortilla strips ( or make your own by frying strips of a tortilla in olive oil)
cilantro
FRESH TOMATOES diced into large-ish bits
jack(or pepper-jack) cheese
sour cream
and any other topping you want on it.

boil chicken in enough water to cover the chicken, remember that this water will be your broth, so make sure to add enough, and account for some of the water to boil off

when chicken is cooked all the way through, take out and shred, then put back into water.

in a frying pan saute onions in olive oil, when they are soft and translucent, add the bits of jalepano, and garlic ( i used garlic salt because i cant eat full garlic)
once the falvors of the onion, jalepano, and garlic mixed all intogether inthe frying pan for about 3-5 minutes, add to soup
let it simmer for a while to have all the flavors meld together about 10-15 minutes

Pour into bowl, add cheese, tomatoes, cilantro, sour cream, and tortilla strips.
ENJOY!!