How to Make Chicken Tortilla Soup from Scratch | Best Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

[Music] [Music] hi everyone and welcome back to lounging with lenny my name is lenny today i will show you how to make perfect chicken tortilla soup so stay tuned and make sure to watch the video to the end this chicken tortilla soup is very delicious and easy to make but i will take some extra steps to make it even better and trust me it's worth it first of all i will make chicken stock take two celery stalks roughly cut them [Music] and put them into the bowl take one carrot wash it and roughly chop it as well [Music] take one large onion peel it and cut it into large pieces [Music] please subscribe to my channel press the bell press notify me to get notified about my new videos [Music] put everything into the same bowl take a pot transfer the vegetables in take five garlic cloves you don't even have to peel them pour three quarts of cold water [Music] take the whole chicken mine is about three pounds and pour it into the pot add three bay leaves some thyme parsley about sand peppercorns lightly season with salt and put it on the stove and let it simmer on the low for about an hour and a half take one onion peel it [Music] and dice it small [Music] [Music] put it on the plate [Music] take one green bell pepper and dice it small as well [Music] [Music] take three fresh corns and cut the corn of the cup [Music] [Music] pour it into the bowl and pour it aside take two garlic cloves and chop it fine [Music] take about five point thirty years cut them in half and cut them into the strip i will make quantity chips later on or you can use ready tortilla chips [Music] [Music] the stock is ready remove the chicken from the stock and let it cool down for about half an hour [Music] [Music] discard all the vegetables from the stock [Music] [Music] and strain it skim the stock if necessary [Music] take a pan add vegetable oil preheat it to medium heat and fry the tortilla strips remove them once you see they turn golden brown and fry them by batches you don't want to overload the pan transfer them into the tray with paper towel and season them while it's hot the chicken is cooled remove the skin and remove the meat from the bones [Music] use the fork to shred the chicken breast [Music] preheat the pot to medium high heat add some vegetable oil add diced onion and bell pepper and saute until golden brown in color add garlic mix it add 14 ounces of fire roasted diced tomatoes [Music] add one teaspoon of cumin one tablespoon of oregano one teaspoon of chili powder and one teaspoon of paprika mix it and add two and a half quarts of chicken stock i like my chicken tortilla soup to be a little thick but you can add all the chicken stock [Music] add 14 ounces of black canned beans make sure to wash them well before adding into the soup mix it twist the juice from one lime season it with salt and black pepper [Music] add corn chicken [Music] mix it [Music] bring it to a boil reduce the heat to medium low and let it simmer for 10 minutes [Music] add 1 4 of a cup of chopped cilantro and share of the heat [Music] the chicken tortilla soup is ready and it's time to plate it pour the soup into the bowl add 1 tablespoon of sour cream couple cubes of avocado couple slices of radish [Music] fresh jalapeno take a slice of lime and sprinkle it with cayenne pepper place it into the bowl and put on top everything with some cheese of your choice top everything with some cheddar cheese or cotija cheese [Music] and add 38 chips on top enjoy [Music] you

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Id: R83xr4Ywxm0

Length: 10min 23sec (623 seconds)

Published: Wed Oct 20 2021