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Soup

easy soup recipes

Soup might not be at the top of your Mexican to-do list, but it will be after you try out these recipes!  The Pinto Bean Soup is a total keeper and the Roasted Poblano Soup is one of the most popular recipes on the site.

Chicken Tortilla Soup

November 15, 2017 By Patrick 26 Comments

Here's an authentic Chicken Tortilla Soup recipe that relies on just a few key ingredients to create some real flavor! Includes directions for frying up a quick batch of tortilla strips. mexicanplease.com

If your neck of the woods is heading into cozy soup season then this Chicken Tortilla Soup wants to be on the menu. It’s a simple, authentic recipe that can provide incredible flavor from just a few key ingredients.  It’s surprisingly versatile too, and once the base is in place there are all sorts of…

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Filed Under: Main Dish, Most Popular, Most Recent, Soup

Avocado Soup

November 1, 2017 By Patrick 4 Comments

Here's a delicious Avocado Soup recipe that you can always rely on. Serve it lukewarm or chilled and definitely try it with some freshly made veggie stock! mexicanplease.com

This Avocado Soup recipe comes with a built-in plea to try it with a batch of freshly made vegetable stock. Making veggie stock will instantly upgrade your kitchen so please consider giving it a go.  I’ll include instructions for a stock express version that you might forever associate with this otherworldly soup. Not only will…

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Filed Under: Appetizers/Sides, Main Dish, Mexican Cooking 101, Most Popular, Most Recent, Soup, Vegetarian

Pinto Bean Soup — Sopa Tarasca

January 24, 2017 By Patrick 41 Comments

Sopa Tarasca is one of Mexico's most popular soups -- a delightfully satiating pinto bean soup that will keep you coming back for more. So good! mexicanplease.com

This Pinto Bean Soup (Sopa Tarasca) has a reward-to-effort ratio that’s off the charts.  By keeping just a few key ingredients on hand you’ll always have the option of turning this popular soup into a whoa-what-is-this meal. Quick summary of instructions: Put bowl of Sopa Tarasca on kitchen table along with spoon, lime wedges, and a quesadilla bursting…

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Filed Under: Beans, Most Popular, Most Recent, Soup, Vegetarian

Corn and Poblano Soup

January 4, 2017 By Patrick 25 Comments

This Corn and Poblano Soup has a perfect balance between the corn and the roasted poblanos. A drizzle of cream and a final dash of acidity turn it into a keeper! mexicanplease.com

It’s tough to improve on this Corn and Poblano Soup from Diana Kennedy so she deserves the credit here.  It seems to achieve an ideal balance between the corn and the roasted poblanos.  Easier said than done. In her book The Essential Cuisines of Mexico, Ms. Kennedy cites Senora Cantu as the inspiration for her…

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Mexican Black Bean Soup

June 3, 2016 By Patrick 19 Comments

This Mexican Black Bean Soup has incredible flavor despite letting the beans do most of the work. So good! mexicanplease.com

My new favorite soup. Easy to make, filling, and it tastes incredible.  Sound too good to be true? Mother Nature deserves the credit here as the simple black bean is doing most of the heavy lifting.   Our job is to add just enough flava to make these nutritional powerhouses sing. Mexican Black Bean Soup Recipe…

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Use What You Have Chicken Stock

February 4, 2016 By Patrick 10 Comments

chicken stock just before cooking

After giving some recent, heavily biased evidence that a simple veggie stock can save the world, I wanted to offer up another stock option that has the potential to instantly upgrade any kitchen. With one big disclaimer: This chicken stock will be offended if you treat it as a recipe. Recipe lists make people run out…

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Mexican Lentil Soup (Vegetarian Version)

January 5, 2016 By Patrick 2 Comments

mexican lentil soup overhead brighter

In Mexico lentils are typically paired with mucho meat to form hearty stews, with bacon and chorizo being the most common counterparts.  But for anyone leaning towards a plant-based diet, this vegetarian version of Mexican Lentil Soup retains all the flavor of the traditional stews and skips the meat. It’s easy to keep all of these ingredients…

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Sopa de Aguacate – Is Your Kitchen Stocked?

November 24, 2015 By Patrick Leave a Comment

sopa aguacate avocado soup plated in bowl

Remember when we were talking about stock being the secret weapon that restaurants have over you?  This barebones Sopa de Aguacate is the perfect litmus test to gauge whether the stock in your kitchen is that secret weapon, or if it’s pointing down at your own foot. It’s the simplest recipe in the world, but if…

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Homemade Stock Is the Secret

November 24, 2015 By Patrick 8 Comments

vegetable stock before simmering overhead

May 2020 update:  I recently experimented with adding nutritional yeast to this veggie stock and was quite happy with results.  You can see details on that experiment in Better Vegetable Stock.  What if the chefs from your ten favorite restaurants came over to your kitchen one day and said: Look, we’re willing to tell you…

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