Pork Tortilla Soup Recipes

THE WORLD'S BEST TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until brown and tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in 2 cans of chicken broth and canned tomatoes. Add fresh tomatoes.
• Mix Anaheim chile peppers, jalapeno pepper, cumin, chili powder, and pepper into the pot. Stir in chicken. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer soup until flavors combine, about 20 minutes.
• Ladle soup into serving bowls; twist 1 lime wedge into each bowl. Top with corn chips, sour cream, Cheddar cheese, avocado slices, and cilantro.

SPICY PORK TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Brown pork and onion over medium-high heat in large saucepan, stirring occasionally.
• Add remaining ingredients except tortilla strips.
• Cover and simmer 20 minutes.
• Stir tortilla strips into soup and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes more, until tortilla strips are softened.
• Serve hot.

PORK TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except tortilla strips in 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 6 to 8 hours or until pork is tender. Stir gently before serving. Place some tortilla strips into bottom of each of 6 bowls. Ladle soup over tortilla strips.

PORK POSOLE

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a medium (11-inch) pot or Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset, over medium-high heat. Add the pork and saute for 5 to 10 minutes, until lightly browned on all sides. Transfer the pork and any liquid to a bowl and set aside. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in the pot, add the onions, and saute over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the poblano and bell peppers and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic, chili powder, and oregano and cook for one minute. Return the pork and its juices to the pot.
• Add the chicken stock and salsa verde and bring to a simmer. Stir in the hominy, black beans, corn chips, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper and simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 1 teaspoon salt, depending on the saltiness of the chicken stock and the chips.
• To serve, ladle the posole into large soup bowls. Garnish with a squeeze of lime and top with avocado, scallions, radishes, tortilla chips, Cheddar, and sour cream. Serve hot.

SLOW COOKER PORK TORTILLA (CHIP) SOUP

Steps:

• In large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and cook until softened, about 6 minutes.
• Stir in chili powder, cumin, and garlic; cook 1 minute more.
• Transfer to slow cooker and add pork, tomatoes, chilies, broth, and tortilla chips.
• Cover and cook 4 hours on high.
• Stir in corn.
• Ladle into serving bowls and garnish with cilantro.

ROAST PORK SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup kettle or Dutch oven, combine the first 9 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 45 minutes. Sprinkle with basil.