Jose's
Verde
Tortilla
soup
1 each cut into chunks
small green bell pepper, and med- yellow onion
4oz chicken seasoned chicken stock
1/2 lbs each; celery and carrots cut into 1 inch pieces
1/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup cilantro leaves
1 tbs minced garlic
2 tesp each; chili powder and cumin
3qts. water
11/4 lbs tomatoes peeled and chopped coarsely
11/2 tesp cracked black pepper
2 sticks plus 2 tbs butter divided
10 oz corn tortillas
1/2 cup flour
2 lbs skinless, boneless chicken breasts, grilled and diced into 1/4
in cube
Fried corn tortilla strips and grated Cheddar cheese for garnish
To taste; picante or other sauce Sauces Mexican
Place bell pepper, onion, celery, carrots
and cilantro in food processor and finely chopped.
set aside in a large bowel. In a small bowel combine garlic, chili powder, cumin
and black pepper
and stir into vegetables. Melt 1 stick plus 2 tbs butter and olive oil in large
pan over medium heat
add vegetable mixture sauté stirring often until vegetables are transparent and
lightly browned.
Finely chop 10 oz tortillas in food processor and add to vegetable mixture. Sauté
over
In the beginning, there was nothing. Then God said "Let
there be light," and there was still nothing, but you could see it.
- Dave Thomas