Dks Texas Tortilla Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 fresh jalapeno, seeded and diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 large carrots, diced
• 6 celery ribs, diced
• 1 lb boned diced raw chicken
• ground cumin, chili powder, salt and lemon pepper
• 3 teaspoons tabasco sauce
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 4 (10 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 8 corn tortillas, cut in strips
• diced avocado, sour cream, grated cheddar cheese, cilantro

Recipe

• 1 heat butter and oil in large kettle, and saute chopped onion, jalapeno, garlic, carrots, celery and chicken; simmer 5 minutes. add cumin, chili powder, salt, lemon pepper, tabasco sauce and flour. add tomatoes and chicken stock. simmer one hour.
• 2 drop tortilla strips into oil or melted shortening heated to 375* and fry until crisp; drain on paper towels.
• 3 to serve, put a few tortilla strips in the bottom of 6-8 soup cups, ladle soup on top and add a spoon of each of sour cream, avocado, cheese and cilantro.