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2Day's Special 2/2/09 ***Sopa Azteca***

Moro

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Ok, it's about time I put some REAL Mexican cuisine here:

INGREDIENTS

* 10 (6 inch) corn tortillas, cut into 1/2 inch strips
* 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
* 4 cups chicken broth
* 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves
* 2 large tomatoes
* 1 large onion
* 1 tablespoon chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
* 1 tablespoon salt
* 2 avocados - peeled, pitted and diced

DIRECTIONS

1. Heat oil in large sauce pan and carefully drop in cut up tortillas. Fry until golden brown and crunchy. Cover a plate with a paper towel, place done tortillas on towel and pat dry, absorbing excess oil. Sprinkle salt on top of tortillas, trying to coat both sides.
2. Using a blender or food processor, blend tomatoes, onion and cilantro until completely pureed.
3. In a saucepan heat chicken broth, chipotle chili and pureed vegetables. Bring to a boil and then serve. Prior to serving, add tortillas and avocado cubes to soup.

¡Provecho!

 
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Alfonso, is this a version of molcajete Azteca? There is a restaurant in Mazatlan that makes a seafood stew served in a molcajete bowl. Claims it was originally made for Aztec Kings. It is delicious, I have it every time we are in Mazatlan.
 

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Alfonso, is this a version of molcajete Azteca? There is a restaurant in Mazatlan that makes a seafood stew served in a molcajete bowl. Claims it was originally made for Aztec Kings. It is delicious, I have it every time we are in Mazatlan.
Nae, the Aztec soup here is a pre-conquista dish very easu todo for any Aztec. The Molcajete Azteca in Mazatlán is an excelent dish, though it's origins are somehow lost given the fact thatafter the Conquista, the Spaniards erased most historical and sociological proof in order to achieve easier "mind-shapping" for their new colony. They are completely different, nonetheless.
 

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Photo added. Itis also garnished with a teaspoon of cream and some guajillo peppers in thin strips.
 
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Had this for dinner last night. Yummy. Had the leftovers for lunch today, and I have to say, I think it was even better! We garnished with queso blanco, which was also good. Thanks Moro for the recipe.

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