Do you have a recipe for Tortilla Soup?

[n2mark]

I've made some but they do not taste the same as the one's made in Mexican restuarants. The recipes I've tried have too strong tomato acid taste.

[bearfan454]

1. I had that today for lunch in Benbrook Tx

It was a chicken tortilla soup. No tomatoes hardly at all in this one.

[grasswire]

2. I make up my own

And I think I know the secret. It's a good handful of masa flour stirred in toward the end. It thickens the broth a bit and provides just the perfect flavor. Here's basically what I put in mine.

Really good chicken stock made by simmering several chicken breasts in chicken broth or water with bouillon or chicken stock base. Let's say six cups of stock is the result, just for purposes of proportion.

About half cup of chopped canned tomatoes and a bit of the juice (you can always add more if you like). (Canned tomatoes are better for you than fresh because the lycopene is released by cooking.)

1/4 cup of finely diced onion

1 teaspoon of ground cumin and 1 tsp chili powder (or some variation thereof)

If you like garlic in it, add a little. I don't.

Simmer this for ten minutes or so while you cube the chicken meat.

Add to the broth the following: cubed chicken, one cup of green chile-tomatillo salsa, and 1/2 cup frozen corn. Bring to a boil, and then stir in the big handful of masa flour, smoothing out any lumps.

After a few minutes, it's ready. Top with crispy-fried tortilla strips, diced avocados, and a dollop of sour cream. Have wedges of fresh lime on the side. You can use tortilla chips if you don't have time to fry the strips.

Adjust to your tastes by perhaps adding fresh cilantro, or some hot sauce, whatever. The secret really is the masa and the green-tomatillo salsa. It isn't tomato-y.

Let me know what you think!

[n2mark]

3. I'll try it next when I receive my check

Thanks, sounds delicious. I think your right about the masa.