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- Subject: RECIPE: Tortilla soup II
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- Date: 20 Feb 87 04:34:46 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE TORTILLA-SOUP2 SP "10 Dec 86" 1987
- .RZ "TORTILLA SOUP" "A soup with crispy tortillas"
- This is my recipe for a soup that is very popular in Mexico.
- If you have ever wondered what to do with some leftover tortillas that
- are in your refrigerator, then read this recipe.
- If you haven't wondered, then do it with fresh tortillas.
- .IH "Serves 4"
- .IG "12" "corn tortillas"
- .IG "2 cups" "tomato sauce" "5 dl"
- (2 standard cans)
- .IG "\(14 cup" "chopped onion" "40 g"
- .IG "" "chopped mozzarella cheese"
- .IG "" "crushed pork rinds"
- .IG "" "chopped avocado"
- .IG "" "oil for frying"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Cut the tortillas into strips (about
- .AB "1 inch" "3 cm"
- wide).
- .SK 2
- Fry the tortillas in the oil until golden brown and crispy. Dry them
- in a paper towel and add a little salt.
- .SK 3
- To make the soup: In a medium kettle saut\z\(aae the onions in a bit of
- oil until they become translucent. Mix
- .AB "2 cups" "5 dl"
- of water with the tomato sauce
- and bring to a boil. Set aside. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- .SK 4
- To serve: pour the soup into 4 soup bowls. Put some tortilla strips in
- each bowl. Bring them to the table along with the cheese, pork rinds,
- and avocado. Each person adds the rest to his/her soup to their taste.
- .NX
- You can add some tabasco sauce to the soup to make it hot or use any
- cheese that will melt when added to the soup.
- .PP
- Pork rinds are a typical Mexican snack that is sold in many
- supermarkets in bulk or in the snack area.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy
- .I Time:
- 10 minutes
- .I Precision:
- no need to measure.
- .WR
- I. Arieh Cimet
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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