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Cooking Ingredients

Soups

If you are craving soup, you have come to the right place. Keep scrolling to find 4 different kinds of soups, each from Brenna's Tia Violeta; who sprouted her love for soups.

Pozole

Serves About; 4-6 People

Violeta's Gift

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Ingredients:

  • 2 lb. of Pork Mix

  • ½ Onion​

  • Salt

  • Can of Hominy

  • 8 Guajillo chiles

  • 5 Arbol chiles

  • ¼ of Pasilla chiles

  • Cabbage or Lettuce

  • Radishes, limes, dried oregano

  • Other toppings of your liking

Steps:

  • Rinse meat, then place it in pot filled with water

    • 2 lb. of meat, 2 gallons of water​

    • Add 5 bay leaves, ½ an onion, and 1 tbsp. of salt​

    • Let boil at high for 1.5-2 hrs

      • Until meat is tender​

      • After an hour, pour hominy

  • Meantime, boil chiles (take tails and seeds off)​ with water for 10-15 min. until soft​​

    • Let cool, then pour in blender​

  • Once meat is ready, strain the chile blends into the meat pot and let boil for another 15-20 min.

    • Stir every other minute- make sure everything is mixed​

  • Once done, add another pinch of salt, stir for one min., and let it cool for 10-15 min. until serving

  • Dress it with your choosing of toppings;

    • Cabbage/Lettuce, radish, limes, dried oregano, etc. ​

  • Enjoy!

Serves About; 2-4 People

Leek Soup

Violeta's Curiosity

Ingredients:

  • 3 Leaks

  • 3 Potato

  • Chicken Broth

  • Olive Oil

  • Green Onions

  • Salt

  • 3 Cloves of garlic

  • 2 Carrots

Optional:

  • Bacon

Steps:

  • Wash vegetables, then dice them all

  • In a pan, put olive oil (1tbsp.), sauté Leaks until tender for about 2 min. 

    • Put garlic and stir for 1 min.

    • Then add potato, and carrots

      • Stir for 1-2 min., then pour box of Chicken Broth and boil until potato is ready (soft)​

  • 2 Options Now:

    • If you would prefer chunky soup, stop here, let cool, and serve yourself!​

    • If you would prefer more liquid soup, follow the steps below;

  • Let cool, then blend until it looks like puree

    • Then place in medium heat pan (no oil or butter needed) and stir for 2 more minutes​

    • Let cool, and add some bacon bits or green onion on top to add more flavor!

  • Add more salt at end, based on preference

  • Enjoy!

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Chicken Tortilla Soup

Serves About; 4-6 People

From Violeta's cookbook

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Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ cups of chopped onion

  • 3 ½ cups of canned chicken broth (reduced sodium)

  • 1 ¼ pounds of bone-in chicken breasts - remove skin

  • 1 cup diced, peeled chayote squash

  • ¾ cup of canned pinto beans (low sodium)

  • 1 tbsp. chili powder

  • ¼ tsp garlic powder

  • Corn tortillas

  • 1 Avocado

  • ¾ can of corn

  • Cilantro

  • Oregano

  • Limes

Steps:

  • Rinse and drain beans

  • Cut corn tortillas into strips

    • bake in a pan with oil until crispy​

  • Slice and dice onions, squash, and avocados - keep separate

  • In saucepan, spray nonstick cooking spray (or add 1 tbsp. of butter)

    • Add onion and cook on medium heat for 5 min. until brown, stir occasionally​

    • Add broth and cover pan- increase heat to high

      • When broth boils, add; chicken, squash, beans, corn (no juice) chili powder, and garlic powder​

    • Bring to a boil again, then low heat for 20 min. to simmer

  • Remove chicken from soup, let cook, then shred, and add back into soup

  • Let cool for 10 min. then serve with toppings of; tortilla strips, avocado, cilantro, oregano, lime, and other toppings of your liking.

  • Then, enjoy!

Serves About; 4-6 People

Wonton Soup

Violeta's Curiosity pt. 2

Ingredients:

  • Wonton 24 Oz.

  • Box of chicken broth

  • 1 pack of Udon noodles

  • Tsp of Ginger

  • Tbs of Garlic

  • 1 Zucchini

  • 2 Carrots

  • 5 Bok choy

  • Optional:

    • Can add nuts or green onions for additional flavor 

Steps:

  • In a pan, boil noodles with water on medium heat for 10-15 min.

  • In another pan with oil, place tsp of ginger, & tbsp. of garlic- sauté on medium heat for a few minutes 

    • Then throw all chopped veggies​ and sauté for few more min.

    • Add wontons and mix for 1 min., then pour broth and stir for 2-5 min

      • Can add flavor packet from noodles at same time as broth (if it came with one)​

  • Once noodles are done, serve noodles in plate first

    • Then add the broth and veggies on top, and enjoy!​

Soup & Ladle
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