What’s The {Tortilla A La Mexicana} Soup? A Winner at Temazcal Tequila Cantina – Boston (Recipe Included)

Tortilla A La Mexicana Soup

Yesterday just may have been the very definition of the perfect soup day. It was bitterly cold out and I had the great luck of being caught in a windy, rainy mess of a storm. The freezing rain was slapping me from all directions and my jeans clung to me, soaked by the rain. We finally arrived at the dark entryway of Temazcal, one of a handful of restaurants that have taken up residence in Boston’s Seaport District. The entryway, only lit by an alter of candles and a friendly hostess, helped to warm us up a bit. She guided our shivering selves through an open and spacious dining room to our table, right by a massive wall of windows sprawling out over the high tide and stormy weather. We instantly had a massive craving for a bowl of soothingly hot soup.

The folks at What’s the Soup had only sent me in to check out the Sopa De Tortilla A La Mexicana but that didn’t stop me from playing around on the fun iPad menu that each diner is presented with. We briefly met with Chef Todd Hall who explained that the interactive and technologically forward menu was meant to help educate diners on the menu. A good number of menu items are accompanied by not only the recipe for the dish, but the history behind it as well – which made my inner food geek happy.

The soup, a giant bowl of fragrantly spicy broth, arrived with four mini cauldrons of toppings – diced tomatoes, slivered fiery Serrano chilies, cubes of queso panela and thick crispy sticks of tortilla. I happily and heartily dumped my cheese into my soup along with a couple of chilies and tortilla strips. The broth itself was spiced and had a beefy quality to it and the cheese softened with the heat of the soup but still maintained its shape while the tortillas provided a very welcoming crunch to the soup.

We lingered over lunch and watched the angry waves outside lap over the docks and we fantasized about coming back on a warmer day and securing a seat on the spacious deck and enjoying a cocktail. We regretted having to brace the elements and leave but the soup bowls were empty and our day had to continue.

Sopa De Tortilla A La Mexicana

Meal type Chicken Broth, Chili Pasillas, Cilantro, Garlic, Onions, Tomatoes
Season Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Ingredients

  • 6 Quarts Chicken Broth
  • 4 Chili PablSano, Roasted, Peeled and Deseeded
  • 2 Chili Ancho, Washed, Seeded and Fried
  • 2 2 Chili Pasillas
  • 4 Tomatoes
  • 1 White Onion Diced
  • 5 Cloves Garlic Chopped
  • 1/2 Cup Corn Oil
  • 2 Springs Epazote
  • 10 Sprigs Cilantro
  • Salt To Taste

Directions

For the Soup
1 Bring chicken stock to a rapid boil in a saucepan
2 Place oil in a soup pot and heat
3 Puree remaining ingredients in a blender and sauté in the soup pot until it has reached a paste
4 Incorporate broiling chicken broth in degrees
5 Simmer for 25 minutes
For The Garnish
6 24 Tortillas cut into thin strips and dried for day
7 8 Chili Pasillas fried
8 2 Avocados Diced
9 2 cups Queso Panela, diced or crumbled
10 ½ cup Chili Serranos or Habaneros thinly sliced
11 Fry Tortilla strips, drain on towel, and sprinkle with salt
12 Pour soup into bowls and serve remaining garnish separately in individual ramekins to allow diners to season soup taste! Compliments of Temazcal Tequila Cantina

 

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