This delicious Mexican soup is sweet from the corn and has heat from the chili powder and is savory from the cumin. It is full of black beans, and has a delicious clear tomatoey broth. I have also included directions for using chicken, so you can add that if you like.
Author: WooPigFoodie
Recipe type: Soup
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients
1 C chopped onion
¼ C chopped green pepper
¼ C chopped celery
64 oz vegetable broth
6 cups chopped vegetables. We used corn, zucchini, summer squash and red pepper
15 oz can of black beans, drained and rinsed
7 oz can of green chiles
Two 15 oz cans of tomatoes with green chiles, not drained
2 T cumin
1T chili powder
1 T garlic powder
1 T adobo powder (optional)
If using chicken, 2-3 cups boiled and cubed (or smoked shredded) chicken
corn tortillas (you need the equivalent of ½ of a small corn tortilla per bowl)
oil
salt
Instructions
In one tablespoon of olive oil, and for about five minutes until tender but not brown, sauce one cup of onions, ¼ cup of green pepper and ¼ cup of celery. I buy this frozen in something called Seasoning Blend. Check your grocer’s frozen vegetable section. What a time saver!
Add in 64 oz vegetable broth (or low salt chicken broth if using chicken meat).
Add in the 6 cups of chopped vegetables
Add a 15 oz can of black beans, drained and rinsed.
Add in 7 oz can of green chiles
Add in two 15 oz cans of tomatoes with green chiles, not drained
Add 2 T cumin, 1 T chili powder, 1 T garlic powder and 1 T adobo powder (the adobo is optional)
Let it come up to the boil, then cover and turn down down to medium low and cook 20 minutes. If you are using chicken, add boiled and chopped (or shredded smoked) chicken when you turn down the pot to medium low. (I usually add 2-3 cups chicken.)
Taste it with a clean spoon. Adjust the heat with hot pepper sauce and add salt and pepper to taste.
Make the tortilla strips. Cut a corn tortilla into ¼ inch strips and fry in oil until brown, about one minute or less each side. Salt immediately upon removing from the oil.
Serve in bowls with tortilla chips, home fried tortilla strips, sour cream, shredded cheese, sliced avocado, chopped cilantro, and/or lime wedges. It’s all up to you!
Recipe by WooPigFoodie at https://www.woopigfoodie.com/homemade-tortilla-soup-with-fried-tortilla-strips/