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Spicy Chicken Soup

This Caldo Tlalpeño recipe is made with fragrant fried white corn tortillas, spicy chiles, chicken, and a melange of fresh vegetables. Originating from the borough of Tlalpan in Mexico City, traditional Caldo Tlalpeño is a hearty, comforting and flavorful soup!

  • Mexico City
  • 0 servings
  • ico Difficulty: Moderate
  • 0 mins
Spicy Chicken Soup

This Caldo Tlalpeño recipe is made with fragrant fried white corn tortillas, spicy chiles, chicken, and a melange of fresh vegetables. Originating from the borough of Tlalpan in Mexico City, traditional Caldo Tlalpeño is a hearty, comforting and flavorful soup!

  • ico Difficulty: Moderate
  • ico 0 servings
  • ico 0 mins

Ingredients:

12 Guerrero White Corn Tortillas
4 carrots
4 zucchinis
1 small diced onion
1 large chicken breast
1 bouillon cube
2 avocados
5 tbsp. of fresh diced cilantro
1 pinch of salt
1/2 cup of manchego or panela cheese
3 garlic cloves
2 tbsp. of chipotle chili pepper

how to make it:

1. Cook the chicken breast in a pot with salt and water for approximately half an hour. Remove the chicken and in that same broth, cook the carrots, zucchinis, and half of the diced onion. Mix some of the chicken broth, the other half of the diced onion, the garlic, and the bouillon cube in a blender. Add this mixture to the pot with the vegetables. Add the cilantro, chipotle chili pepper and let cook with the mixture.

2. Fry the Guerrero White Corn Tortillas cut in small squares in a pan. Shred the chicken and cut the cheese and avocado in small cubes.

3. Serve the soup with the vegetables, the chicken, the cheese and some avocado. Add the fried tortillas to the tlalpeño soup to give it a better taste.

Tip:
To make tastier, add a spoonful of steamed white rice to each serving of soup.