Ancho Chile Soup with Avocado, Crema, and Chile Pasilla (Sopa de Chile Ancho)

Name: Ancho Chile Soup with Avocado, Crema, and Chile Pasilla (Sopa de Chile Ancho)
Ingredients: 3 dried ancho chiles; 4 medium plum tomatoes; 2 cloves garlic; 1 small white onion; 1 ⁄ 2 cup canola oil; 8 small dried pasilla chiles; 8 cups chicken stock; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 cup queso fresco , crumbled; 8 sprigs cilantro, finely chopped; 1 ⁄ 2 cup crema or sour cream; 1 avocado, very thinly sliced; Fried tortilla strips, for garnish

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The heat of this deep-red ancho chile soup and its pasilla chile garnish is balanced by the addition of cooling crema and thinly sliced avocado.

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Ingredients

3 <a href="http://www.marxfoods.com/Dried-Ancho-Chilies">dried ancho chiles</a>
4 medium plum tomatoes
2 cloves garlic
1 small white onion
1⁄2 cup canola oil
8 small <a href="http://www.marxfoods.com/Dried-Pasilla-Negro-Chilies">dried pasilla chiles</a>
8 cups chicken stock
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 cup <a href="http://www.mexgrocer.com/91155-12253.html">queso fresco</a>, crumbled
8 sprigs cilantro, finely chopped
1⁄2 cup <a href="http://www.mexgrocer.com/42743-12308.html">crema</a> or sour cream
1 avocado, very thinly sliced
Fried tortilla strips, for garnish