South Street Brewery - 106 West South Street - Charlottesville, VA 22902

South Street Brewery - 106 West South Street - Charlottesville, VA 22902

Tortilla and Jalapeño Soup with Chicken

A soup with tortillas. D'uh. Okay...and some chicken...
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Ingredients:

  • 2 Tbsp. of vegetable oil
  • 1 sweeeeet onion chopped up
  • 2 jalapeño peppers
    de-seeded and diced… for giggle, rub your eyes while doing this
  • 2 large garlic cloves mince2 tsp. of ground cumin
  • Some salt and some pepper6 cups of broth preferably chicken
  • 4 corn tortillas cut into little strips
  • ¼ cup
    fresh parsley… some folks use cilantro but I hate that stuff. Yuck.
  • 1 roasted chicken from the supermarket
    shred off about a pound of meat
  • 1 cup of grits made in advance or 1/4 cup of uncooked add 20 minutes to cooking time below
  • Sour cream
  • Tortilla Chips

Directions:

  • Get a big pot and heat the two Tbsp of oil.
  • Add in the onion, the jalapeños, the cumin, and the garlic. Season it with the pepper and the salt. Cover and cook for 5 minutes over medium heat.
  • Pour in the broth and those tortilla strips, bringing to a boil and then simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Add the parsley and pour it all in a blender (or use a stick blender one if you are all fancy-schmancy). Blend it all up, mama.
  • Take your soup goop and add the chicken and grits. Heat on low for about 5 minutes. (Longer if you are using dry grits…about 20 min… maybe even add a quick boil.)
  • Put it in bowls. Dollop on some sour cream and add chips.
  • Eat it.
  1. EAT IT!
     
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