Classic Tortilla Soup is excellent in cold weather - Kitchen Wrangler | Melissa Guerra

Ingredients

• 12 – 20 tortillas, cut into thin strips
• Vegetable Oil for frying
• 2 dried chile pasilla
• 2 dried chile ancho
• 4 quarts defatted chicken broth (4 lt)
• 4 tomatoes, chopped (about 1 lb/500 gr)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp. chopped cilantro (4 gr)
• 1 lb (500gr) oz pkg queso fresco or feta cheese, crumbled
• 3 – 4 avocados, sliced
• 1 cup (240 ml) mexican sour cream (optional)
• 1 onion, finely chopped