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corn olive oil sweet onions garlic oregano salt lowsalt beef broth lime juice lager beer avocados tomatoes green onions fresh cilantro jalapenos queso fresco lime
Viewed: 86 - Published at: 9 years agoIngredients
- 4 corn or flour tortillas, cut to size of bowl openings
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 large sweet onions, sliced into thin rings
- 6 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, a few cranks of black pepper
- 2 cups lowsalt, lowfat chicken broth
- 2 cups lowfat beef broth
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 cup pilsner or lager beer or a French biere de garde (such as Jenlain)
- 2 avocados, diced
- 4 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 3 green onions, white and green parts sliced
- Large bunch fresh cilantro, leaves chopped
- 1 to 2 jalapenos, seeded and minced
- 1 cup shredded queso fresco, a nice Gruyere, or drunken goat cheese (I really like drunken goat!), to top and garnish
- Sliced lime, to garnish
Method
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place cut tortilla rounds in oven and bake until crisp.
- Heat olive oil in large heavy soup pot over medium heat.
- Add onions and cook until wilted and dark brown, stirring occasionally.
- Add garlic and stir until fragrant, about 20 seconds.
- Add oregano and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Saute 3 minutes.
- Add both broths, lime juice and bring to a simmer.
- Simmer a few minutes, then add beer.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer gently for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, drink the rest of the beer, you've earned it!
- Taste and adjust seasoning.
- Preheat the broiler and move rack to second level below the broiler element.
- Ladle soup into bowls.
- Add to each bowl some avocado, tomatoes, green onions, cilantro and jalapenos.
- Top bowls with baked tortilla rounds then cheese.
- Broil until cheese is melty and lusciously brown.
- Garnish with lime slices, a little leftover cilantro and serve with beer, if desired.
- Vive la revolucion!
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