Thick and Creamy Tortilla Soup

Ingredients

• 2 Hatch chile or poblano peppers
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped
• 4 large cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
• 2 large tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
• 3 ¾ cups chicken or vegetable stock or broth
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 Guajillo or Arbol dried chile
• 1 ¾ teaspoons cumin
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 6 corn tortillas
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 chicken breast halves, skinned, poached, and shredded
• Sour cream thinned with milk, for garnish
• Chopped avocado, for garnish