Name: Tortilla Soup with Chorizo
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: vegetable oil; 5 tomatoes, in quarters; 5 guajillo chiles, cleaned; 5 pasilla chiles, cleaned; 2 cups chicken broth; vegetable oil; 1 cup onion, finely chopped; 2 cups chorizo; 6 cups chicken broth; salt; pepper; hoja santa; avocado; tortillas, fried, in thin strips; añejo cheese, or fresh cheese; sour cream, for accompaniment

Preparation

15 mins

20 mins

Low

Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat, add the tomatoes, cook for a couple of minutes, and add the guajillo and pasilla chiles. Cook for 3 minutes, and once the tomato has released its juices and the chiles are soft, remove them from the skillet. Transfer the sautéed ingredients to a blender, add chicken broth, and season with salt and pepper. Blend for 5 minutes and set aside.