CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP
Chuy's Restaurant Copycat Recipe
8 cups water
1/3 cup chicken base
1 (10 oz.) chicken, whole breasts, bone-in raw
1/4 cup carrots, cut in half 1/4 cup onion, quarter cut 1/4 cup celery, cut in half 1 teaspoon cilantro
1 clove fresh garlic
3/4 cup dried red chile pepper
3/4 cup roasted Anaheim peppers
2 (5 inch) corn tortillas
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1/4 cup diced carrots 1/4 cup diced onions 1/4 cup diced celery
Mix the water and chicken base, bring to a boil. Crack raw bone-in chicken in half at the breast bone, add to boiling stock.A dd the remaining ingredientsEXCEPTdiced carrots, onions and celery. Boil for 40 minutes. Strain the stock through a china cap strainer and place liquid back in pot. Discard all the other ingredients. (Save chicken to use later.)
Add the remaining diced carrots, onions and celery. Boil for 10 minutes or until carrots are tender.. Add toppings and let cool before serving.
Toppings per Bowl:
3 ounces roasted, pulled chicken
2 teaspoons tomatoes, diced
1 teaspoon roasted corn
1/2 teaspoon roasted anaheim peppers
1 teaspoon avocado
1/8 cup jack cheese, shredded
3-4 leaves cilantro leaves
tortilla strips, to taste
Portion 2 cups of broth per soup bowl. Add roasted pulled chicken, tomatoes, roasted corn, Anaheim peppers and avocado. Top with cilantro leaves and tortilla strips