"Learn how to make this Mexican soup, where fried tortilla strips and a flurry of other garnishes punctuate a ruddy, savory, deceptively simple broth...."
INGREDIENTS
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12 ounces ripe, plum tomatoes
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¼ , white onion, halved through root end
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2 , garlic cloves, unpeeled
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1 tablespoon, vegetable oil
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6 cups, chicken broth
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2 sprigs fresh, epazote
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1 cup, vegetable oil, for frying
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8 (6-inch), corn tortillas, halved and cut crosswise into ¼-inch strips
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1 ounce (2 to 3) dried, pasilla chiles, stemmed, seeded, and cut into ¼-inch rings
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, Lime wedges
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, Diced avocado
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, Mexican crema
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, Queso fresco or queso panela, diced
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, fresh cilantro leaves
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Finely chopped, white onion
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, Hot sauce