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Tortilla Soup
3 T olive oil - divided
1 onion
2 carrots
2 celery (is the plural celeries?)
1/2 green pepper
1 tomato
6 cups vegetable broth
2 cups pinto beans - I soaked and pre-cooked dried beans. You can use black beans too.
2 cloves garlic, chopped
cumin (to taste)
1 bay leaf
dried red chilli flakes (to taste)
2 chipotle peppers in Adobo sauce - my favorite :)
sprinkle of cilantro
2 T lime juice
2 green onions, chopped
2 whole wheat tortillas
Preheat oven to 350. Brush tortillas with Olive Oil and cut into strips. Bake for 12-15 minutes or till brown and crispy.
Heat remaining oil. Add garlic and onions. Saute till transparent.
Add carrots, celery and pepper. Cook for a few minutes. Add broth, tomato, bay leaf, cumin, red pepper flakes, chipotle peppers, salt (to taste), beans.
Bring to boil.
Add lemon juice, green onions, cilantro.
Serve with tortilla chips.
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Our soup was a little spicy - reduce the heat in yours if you would like. V is starting to feel a litlte sick, so he really liked this. I won't lie - I wish there was a little sprinkled cheese on top or sour cream, but I still liked it.
So here is my egg dilemma. Part of being vegan is 'no eggs'. One of the secretaries in our office has a lot of chickens that lay eggs. When I talked with her about her chickens , she said that they all have names, eats only grains, and are raised in open areas etc. So, as close to organic as can be without getting certified. Also, I don't think they sell their eggs in a market or anything, just people in the department buy it from her. In reading 'animal, vegetable miracle', the point was about eating local. If I ONLY eat eggs that we buy from her, is that still being responsible? Is that enough? I still will probably not eat it too much, but do you have any thoughts?
Have a great week and be safe in the snow...
Did you use molasses? That seemed to make mine turn too dark and, well, molasses tasting. I think I will try maple syrup or brown rice syrup or even corn syrup next time.
ReplyDeleteMy problem with eggs is for the following reasons:
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I admit, I am not yet completely done with eating them. I no longer buy them for my house or family because I am conflicted about where they come from. I do feel that supporting farmers who are taking care of their chickens and not participating in these practices is actually giving a big F-you to the big business farmers. If I could get some eggs that I could actually trace to the source then I might buy them. I do wonder, though, what happens to the male chicks. Is it as is described on the link? How can you EVER be sure? I don't know. Any thoughts?
I will get you a copy of the African Stew so you can try the one I love so much. Your tortilla soup looks great. I think we would add rice (even though Tortilla soup doesn't have rice). Sounds like you are having fun cooking!
I used molasses, but I used only 1/4 cup of molasses instead of the 1/2 cup the recipe called for and upped the amount of agave nectar. So it was fine.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what happens to the male chickens.. I can ask Jane. If I know where the eggs are coming from, it adds to her small farming side-business and helps out, is it 'wrong' for me not to support her? This is all a moot point right now, because she has not gone through her list and gotten to me - but, when she does, I will buy it for Velu... my question is - can I eat it too!!
I do enjoy cooking - so this is fun!! Being able to share it with you makes it more fun. I thought about adding rice but decided that I did not need more carbs!!
thulpaxed it...very nice...i like
ReplyDeletefrom where you get this "2 chipotle peppers in Adobo sauce"
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