My shortcuts take this quick Mexican meal and make it lightning fast. I buy two rotisserie chickens at a time and put together one family meal with the white meat; the next night I use the dark meat to make this soup with good-quality storebought stock spiced up with jalapeno. Crunchy tortillas are one of several DIY toppings. I like adding scallions and avocado and my husband tops it with chopped cilantro and lots of jack cheese.
Do you have any shortcuts for Mexican recipes?
PREP: 30 minutes
TOTAL: 30 minutes
SEE THE RECIPE:
Tortilla Soup
This sounds really good! I love anything Mexican, especially soup! An easy one is ...
Posole
2 qt. water
1 lb. stew meat (beef or pork cut into small cubes)
3 cloves garlic, sliced
1 white onion, sliced
2 lb. can hominy, drained
26 oz. can pinto beans drained
1 Tbsp. chili powder
1 Tbsp salt (or more to taste)
Combine all in a stock pot and bring to a boil. Simmer until meat is well cooked and serve topped with chopped cilantro, chopped scallions and slices of lemon for squeezing on top.
Posted by: Michele | March 18th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
I'm sorry, but that is not Tortilla Soup.
You must find a Tex-Mex version; you will be very pleased! Thank You.
Posted by: Jan M. Reynolds | April 3rd, 2008 at 6:27 pm
My magazine, THINK SPANISH AUDIO MAGAZINE, has some other great Mexican recipes. And you can practice your Spanish comprehension as you read about cooking. And this tortilla soup looks fantastic!
Posted by: Laura | July 21st, 2008 at 6:17 pm