14 sopa a Recipes

dried garbanzo beans , soaked overnight in 4 cups salted water, foot, bacon, chopped, ham, chopped, chorizo sausage or 1 sweet italian sausage, cut into 1/2 inch rounds, green pepper, chopped (about 1/3 a pepper), red pepper, chopped (about 1/3 a pepper), onion, chopped (about 1/2 a medium onion), garlic clove, minced, water, pumpkin or 3/4 lb butternut squash, peeled and diced, fresh cilantro stems (leaves and stems ) or 2 fresh parsley sprigs, chopped (leaves and stems), potato, peeled and diced, cabbage, chopped, tomato paste, kosher salt , to taste

extra virgin olive oil, plus extra, extra virgin olive oil, for pan, fideos (bundled vermicelli), onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, ground coriander, dried oregano, preferably mexican, new mexico chile powder, bay leaf, diced tomatoes, chipotle chile in adobo, minced, chicken broth, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, shredded cooked chicken, coarsely grated cheddar cheese (4 oz), mexican crema (optional, or sour cream thinned with a bit milk)

chiles pasillas, washed, seeded, deveined plus 2 long chiles pasillas, all fried in a little oil, chiles anchos, washed, seeded, deveined and fried in a little oil, tomatoes, peeled, white onion, sliced, garlic, chopped, olive oil or corn oil, epazote or cilantro, chicken broth, salt, vegetable oil, tortillas, sliced in thin strips and dried for 1 day, chiles pasillas , fried in a little oil or lard, avocados, finely chopped, fresh cheese , such as panela or feta, finely crumbled, creme fraiche , or 1 cup sour cream mixed with 1/4 half-and-half

olive oil, garlic cloves, paprika, ground cumin, chicken stock or 3 (16-oz) cans fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth, chipotle chile (or a dried ancho or pasilla chile), eggs, lightly beaten, diagonally cut french bread (about 1 inch thick), toasted, diced tomato, sliced green onions, shredded manchego cheese or reduced-fat monterey jack cheese

chiles in adobo, garlic cloves, unpeeled, ripe tomatoes, vegetable oil, chorizo sausage, casing removed , optional, dried fideo ( vermicelli) noodles, preferably angel hair, beef or chicken broth, dried oregano, preferably mexican, black pepper, preferably freshly ground, salt , about a scant tsp, zucchini, cut into 1/4-inch dice, thick cream , whipping cream, or creme fraiche, optional, grated mexican queso anejo or parmesan, a few tbsp roughly chopped cilantro, for garnish

ground beef, onion, diced, white bread , soaked in a small amount of, milk, egg, beaten, fresh parsley, chopped, fresh mint, chopped, fresh cilantro, finely chopped, dried oregano, crushed, garlic cloves, minced, salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste, dried red chilies (to taste) or 2 tbsp chili powder (to taste), boiling water, onion, diced, garlic clove, minced, cumin, ancho chilies (red , use as much heat as you like) (optional), olive oil, tomato sauce, beef broth, salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

lean salt pork (may use 2 tbsp olive oil), lamb chop , all visible fat removed, onion, finely chopped, tomato, medium, very ripe, peeled, seeded, coarsely chopped, kidney beans, cooked, potato, large, peeled, roughly chopped in 1/2- 1- inch pieces, carrots, peeled, cooked, mashed, sausage , chouriso, broth (from a boiled dinner, or water, or combo), green beans, fresh, trimmed, cut in 1-inch pieces, elbow macaroni, savoy cabbage, roughly chopped, salt , coarse sea

white onion, peeled and minced, garlic clove, peeled and minced, butter, ears corn , kernels cut off, poblano chiles , roasted, peeled, seeded, and cut in strips, zucchini, coarsely chopped, mushrooms, sliced, squash blossoms, stems and sepals removed, blossoms coarsely chopped, chicken broth, corn tortillas, cut in small squares and fried until crispy in a little vegetable oil (feel free to substitute store-bought corn chips, if you wish), creme fraiche or sour cream

extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for pan, fideos (bundled vermicelli), onion, chopped, garlic, minced, ground coriander, dried oregano, preferably mexican, new mexican chili powder, bay leaf, canned whole tomatoes, chipotles en adobo sauce, minced, chicken broth, homemade, or low-sodium canned, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, shredded smoked turkey, coarsely grated cheddar cheese (4 oz), mexican crema , or sour cream thinned with a bit of milk, optional

poblano chiles, dried oregano or 1 tbsp chopped fresh oregano, corn or canola oil, plus 1 cup for frying the tortillas, chopped yellow onion, garlic, chopped, freshly ground cumin , from toasted seeds, roasted chicken stock or reduced-sodium chicken broth, salsa verde , recipe follows, or other good-quality green salsa, chopped green chiles, drained, kosher salt, chopped fresh cilantro, shredded roasted chicken (from about a 3-lb bird), corn tortillas, shredded monterey jack cheese, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, sour cream , whisked until smooth, plus more for serving, fresh cilantro , for serving, optional, tomatillos, husked and rinsed, fresh serrano chiles, stemmed, fresh cilantro leaves, chopped yellow onion, garlic, peeled and chopped, kosher salt, chopped green onion, sugar , optional

olive oil, ground annatto seed (or sweet paprika), chopped scallion (white part and 1-inch of the green), chopped leek (white part and 1-inch of the green), ripe tomato, peeled and chopped (5-6 oz), garlic cloves, mashed into a paste with 1 tsp salt & 1/2 tsp pepper, ground cumin, lean pork , trimmed of fat and cut into 1/2-inch cubes, water, waxy potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes, cooked quinoa (see instructions below), unsalted dry roasted peanuts (or 1/4 cup natural peanut butter), milk, frozen peas, fresh basil leaves, chopped, cayenne pepper, fresh parsley leaves, minced, for garnish

sofrito , recipe follows, fish stock or clam juice, clams, cleaned, sea bass fillet, cut into large chunks, shrimp (16/20 per lb size), cleaned, mussels, cleaned, calamari (squid), cleaned and sliced, tomato, small diced, yellow pepper, small diced, limes, juiced, cilantro, salt and pepper, to taste, bacon (about 1 strip), whole (smoked if available), olive oil, chopped red bell pepper, chopped yellow bell pepper, chopped red onion, garlic, minced habanero or scotch bonnet, minced jalapeno, saffron, dry spanish sherry, cream , if desired