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Tortilla Broth
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Ready In: 40 Minutes
Servings: 25
By Dean Fearing. This is part of his Tortilla-Corn Bread Dressing Tortilla-Cornbread Dressing
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 corn tortillas, chopped
3 garlic cloves
1 medium onion, minced
1 cup canned tomato puree
5 cups chicken stock
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 bay leaf
1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
1 pinch cayenne pepper
salt
Directions:
1. In a large saucepan, heat the oil. Add the chopped tortillas and garlic and cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until the tortillas are crisp and the garlic is browned, about 3 minutes.
2. Add the minced onion to the saucepan along with the tomato puree and bring to a boil. Add the stock, chili powder, bay leaf and cumin and bring to a boil.
3. Simmer over low heat until reduced to 1 quart, about 30 minutes.
4. Discard the bay leaf.
5. Working in batches, puree the mixture in a blender.
6. Add a pinch of cayenne and season with salt.
7. This broth can be refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for 1 month.
By RecipeOfHealth.com