Chicken Tortilla Soup

My coworkers love when I make this for lunch, they keep asking for the recipe but when I make it at work it’s more of an estimate then an actual measurement. Here it is broken down to feed a family and not an army. 

 

2# tomatoes 

1/2 onion sliced 

1 garlic clove

1 jalapeno 

Oil as needed

4 chicken thighs skin removed

3 (14oz) cans low sodium chicken stock

1T tomato paste (use if your tomatoes aren’t the best they can be)

1/2 -3/4 t chipotle powder

1/2 t chili powder

A big handful of tortilla chips 

1 1/2 c white corn

S&P

 

Lightly oil and salt the tomatoes, onion, garlic and jalapeno. place under the broiler until the tomatoes are burnt on top, flip and burn the other side. 

While these cook, heat a stock pot add about a tablespoon of oil, remove the skin from the chicken thighs, season and brown on both sides. 

When the tomatoes are done pour them over the chicken (be careful of splattering), add the stock, spices and cook at a simmer for about 40 minutes.

It is ready when the chicken starts to fall off the bone. Remove the chicken. Pull the meat off the bones, discard the bones.

Add the Chips ( like the ones Chipotle has but you can use any brand, just be aware that most come salted and can effect the outcome), let them get soggy for a few minutes then blend until smooth. I use a hand blender at home, but the standard blender will work slightly better, making a smoother soup.

Return the soup to the stove, add the chicken, corn and adjust the seasoning. Serve with sour cream and broken tortilla chips. 

 

 

 

 

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Pumpkin Coconut Pancakes

I woke up this morning with a taste for something new and different, these sweet, pumpkinee pancakes are gluten free and just as satisfying as their buttermilk counterpart. This recipe will make 8 fist sized Pancakes.

4             Eggs

1 c          Pumpkin Puree

2T          Agave Nectar

2/3 c       Coconut milk

1/4 t        Cider Vinegar

1 t           Baking Powder

1/4c        Coconut Flour

In a bowl combine the first 5 ingredients. Add the flour and baking powder, mix thoroughly. Heat a large skillet over a medium flame (non stick works well but is not necessary) melt some butter in the pan, drop in about a third of a cup at a time to make the cakes. They will not bubble like regular pancakes when they are ready to flip, so keep an eye on them by lifting a small corner to see that they don’t get to brown. Flip cakes, to complete the cooking process, again keeping an eye on the coloring. Remove from pan, butter again 🙂 and enjoy

They are excellent with a fresh poached egg.

 

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At Urban Stove we are dedicated to creating a comfortable in the kitchen environment, we are in business to help home cooks astonish their friends with their home made skills.

Think that making scrambled eggs is the best you can do… Let me just tell you, I was almost that bad when I started, I couldn’t have told you the difference between a large dice and a brunoise. Now though, I’d consider myself quite the expert in many kitchen facets.

I have been cooking since I was tall enough to reach the stove, and professionally for about 8 years. With two working parents who loved to cook, some of my best memories are around the kitchen table, getting my hands dirty. I remember one of the first times I was allowed to cook, my mom was making Chinese food, and I got to wring out the excess moisture in the cabbage, I remember wanting so badly to participate, it all looked so fun. To this day the smell of barbecuing chicken takes me right back to Mom’s backyard on a summer day. I’ll never make pancakes without thinking of the squiggles my Dad used to make for us, or the big fluffy, not from a box, Mickey Mouse cakes while we were camping. Food is a joyous adventure for many of us, but if you have no kitchen experience it can be a little scary.

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I am an aspiring entrepreneur; my plan is to bring Americans back to their kitchens. Intimate gatherings, a dinner party where you and your friends, in your kitchen, each with a dish to prepare, and with my professional instruction, will learn how to cook something new. Whether you want to get the family together or have a night in with your besties I can tailor a menu for the group’s specific wants and guide you to better home eating.