Tortilla soup is a traditional Mexican recipe that you should try sometime, and it has everything: a rich chili and tomato broth, the crunchy touch of tortilla strips and the freshness and flavor of avocado with cheese. For this reason, we bring you a practical and rich recipe for tortilla soup with guajillo chili.
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Normally this soup is prepared with pasilla chili, but the guajillo chili gives it a little more heat and unique flavor, so it is perfect for people who prefer to add more spice to their dishes. If this is your case, keep reading and learn how to make tortilla soup with guajillo chili.
Ingredients to make tortilla soup with guajillo chili:
- 5 clean guajillo chilies
- 4 tomatoes
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 piece of onion
- 1 clove
- 1 pinch of oregano
- 1 tablespoon of oil
- 1 liter of chicken broth
- 10 pieces of corn tortilla
- 1 pinch of salt and pepper to taste
- To accompany
- 1 avocado
- 1 handful of fresh cheese in cubes
- 1 pinch of fried guajillo chili
- 1 lemon
How to make Tortilla Soup with Guajillo Chile:
- To start the tortilla soup with guajillo chili recipe, in a pan, toast the chilies on both sides for a few seconds. Then, soften them in hot water for 10 minutes. The chilies must be clean without seeds or veins.
- Tip: reserve the water from the chilies for the next step.
- Blend the chilies with the tomatoes, the piece of onion, a clove of garlic, a clove, a pinch of oregano and a little of the water from the chilies.
- To continue with the preparation of the tortilla soup with guajillo, heat a tablespoon of oil in a pot and fry the sauce that you blended for a few seconds. Then, pour in the chicken broth and season with salt and pepper to taste, let it cook for 10 minutes and remove from heat.
- While the broth is heating up, cut the tortillas into thin strips and fry in hot oil or bake at 200°C for 8 minutes, or until crisp. You can cut a seedless guajillo chili into small pieces and fry or bake it to serve as well.
- You can make your own corn tortillas with this recipe: Mexican Tortillas Recipe.
- Prepare a bed of tortilla strips and pour in the broth when ready.
- Finally, serve the guajillo chili tortilla soup with the avocado, cubed queso fresco, fried guajillo chili, a few more tortilla strips, and a squeeze of lime. To eat!
