Simple Soup

When my parents were visiting us last week, I decided to prepare a Tortilla Soup for them.  This soup recipe came from a supper club that we were a part of a couple years ago.  It is simple and delicious.

Tortilla Soup
1 yellow onion
6 cloves of garlic
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp oregano
Salt, Pepper
Olive oil
2 16 oz cans tomatos (diced in juice)
3 qts chicken stock
12 corn tortilla shells

 

- Bake corn tort shells in oven @ 350deg until golden brown
- Sauté onions and garlic in olive oil
- Add dry herbs and simmer chicken stock, tomatoes, onions, and garlic ~30 min
- Add tortillas after 30min and cook for another 30min
- Puree all ingredients in soup in blender until smooth

- Garnish w/ sour cream, cilantro, etc, if desired

I used an immersion blender rather than moving everything to our blender (which barely works anyway) to puree the soup.  I have made this with prepared taco shells and with corn tortillas.  It works either way.  If you use fresh corn tortillas, you need to brown them a bit longer in the oven than you do the taco shells.