![]() ![]() Or call some friends to BYOB (Bring Your Own Bowl) and help you eat all this soup. As long as you remember to skim the pot every once in a while, you can be in the next room, reading or binge-watching Orange Is the New Black while it does its thing. The soup does take time – about 45 minutes to cook the chicken and an additional hour to reduce the broth – but that’s not active time in the kitchen. You can use the garnishes suggested in the recipe or raid your fridge and pantry for other possibilities, like canned chipotles in adobo (to add to the simmering stock), diced tomatoes, pico de gallo, canned beans, Cheddar cheese, sour cream – whatever sounds good to you. A smoky chicken soup topped generously with fried tortilla strips and summery things, like grilled corn, cherry tomato halves, sliced avocado, fresh cilantro, queso fresco and fresh lime juice. (If you’re eating healthier, you could crumble some baked tortilla chips into your soup instead of adding the fried strips, but you’d probably be better off just pretending the strips are made out of tofu. I’ve never gotten there in time to get a bowl, so when I found the recipe in “Bon Appetit,” I wooo’d like one of those chicks who wear pink cowboy hats to bars.Īnyway, this isn’t some thick, wintry tortilla soup. Mas Tacos is a funky little Mexican joint in East Nashville that’s known for its unique tacos (especially the fried avocado and sweet potato-quinoa), Mexican grilled corn and this soup, which STAYS sold out. If you know you want it all spicy put the serrano peppers in from the beginning, but then remove them.We’ve been doing Taco Tuesday all summer, because it’s a fun way to use up leftovers, and who doesn’t like tacos? They’re delicious.īut even good things need to be switched up once in a while, which is why I made a big batch of Mas Tacos Por Favor’s Tortilla Soup last Tuesday. In this case I left the peppers out to be added, so people could adjust their own level of heat. ![]() ![]() I made it a second time just to be sure it tasted just as good. This is a specially coveted soup in Nashville, so if you do make it, I’d love to hear what you think. You will be making your own broth, and pulling your own chicken. Serve broth with chicken and cilantro and let everyone add the accompaniments. Place all the ingredients in separate dishes. The best way to serve this soup is by assembly. I will not judge you, as there are those days this is all you have time for, and it’s still better than fast food. However, you can make it much quicker, by using a canned broth and a rotisserie chicken. Ideally, you’ll make this soup from scratch, simmering the chicken and making your own chicken broth. You Can Make this Mas Tacos Inspired Soup Slow or You Can Make it Fast This should be the most lime forward broth you’ve ever tasted and that’s what makes it so bright and cheery. The first flavor, however, that should come through is the lime. The grilled corn is mandatory, adding sweetness, and the cilantro is the spark. Like Mas Tacos, I used only white meat, but free to change that if you want a fattier broth or dark meat. Adjust the heat to your liking, but do include all of these other ingredients. If you are familiar with the original soup, it’s very kid friendly, because it’s not very spicy, and you can feel free to make it without the hot chile peppers for that milder version. This is my inspired version only a little spicier. It’s an ensemble soup, in that you must eat it as soon as the ingredients are assembled. It’s clean, comforting and perfectly balanced. This is not their recipe it’s my version, and it’s very close. I wrote about Mas Tacos Por Favor in East Nashville a few weeks ago. They jumped from truck to brick and mortar and are so amazing with their street food, they made the top two finalists for the Munchie People’s Choice awards for best tacos in the country.Īside from tacos, Mas Tacos is legendary for this soup. The soup that changes people’s minds about tortilla soup and rustic Mexican food has Nashville fans standing in long lines to slurp it up. Spicy Tortilla Soup Inspired by Mas Tacos Por Favor ![]()
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