Subject: RECIPE: Tortilla Soup
From: oday@hplabs (Vicki O'Day)
Date: 20 Jun 86 03:39:31 GMT
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.RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE TORTILLA-SOUP SPV "18 Mar 86" 1986
.RZ "TORTILLA SOUP" "A spicy soup with cheese, tomatoes, and corn"
This is a recipe from Salmagundi, a San Francisco soup restaurant chain.
.IH "Serves 12"
.IG "3 lbs" "chicken pieces" "1.5 kg"
.IG "16 cups" "water" "4 l"
.IG "1 tsp" "celery seed" "5 ml"
.IG "1 tsp" "black peppercorns" "5 ml"
.IG "2" "garlic cloves,"
peeled
.IG "1 lb" "canned whole peeled tomatoes" "500 g"
(do not drain\(emreserve the liquid)
.IG "1" "onion,"
cut into
.AB "\(12-inch" "1-cm"
pieces.
.IG "1" "green pepper,"
cut into 
.AB "\(12-inch" "1-cm"
pieces.
.IG "3" "sprigs fresh cilantro"
.IG "\(12 tsp" "ground cumin" "2.5 ml"
.IG "\(14 tsp" "cayenne or chili powder" "2.5 ml"
.IG "\(14 tsp" "ground white pepper" "1 ml"
.IG "1" "clove garlic,"
minced
.IG "10 oz" "frozen corn" "300 g"
.IG "4" "green onions,"
coarsely chopped
.IG "" "salt"
.IG "1 cup" "cooked rice" "180 g"
(cook 
.AB "3 oz" "75 g"
of raw rice to get that much cooked rice)
.IG "2 tsp" "minced parsley" "10 ml"
.IG "4 oz" "tortilla chips" "100 g"
.IG "\(12 lb" "grated cheddar cheese" "200 g"
.PH
.SK 1
Combine chicken and water in stockpot.  Add celery seed,
peppercorns and garlic tied in cheesecloth.  Cover, bring
to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 45 minutes.
.SK 2
Remove chicken from broth and let cool.  Strain broth
and return to pot.
.SK 3
Add tomatoes, onion, green pepper, cilantro, cumin, cayenne,
white pepper and garlic.  Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
.SK 4
Add corn and green onion.  Simmer 10 minutes.  While this
is cooking, skin and bone the chicken pieces and cut the
meat into bite-size pieces.
.SK 5
Add salt to taste.  Add the chicken, rice and parsley
to the broth, and heat through.
.SK 6
Garnish each bowl with a few crisp tortilla chips (homemade
are best, or those made in a homemade style) and some grated
cheddar cheese.
.NX
I usually make this with leftover chicken.  You don't
actually need a whole chicken worth\(emeven a small amount
will do.  In this case, I use a mixture of chicken broth
and water (about 2/3 chicken broth) for the liquid.
.SH RATING
.I Difficulty:
easy.
.I Time:
2 hours, most of it simmering.
.I Precision:
approximate measurement OK.
.WR
Vicki O'Day
Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto CA
hplabs!oday