"Tarascan Soup, from Pati’s Mexican Table Season 7, Episode 12..."
INGREDIENTS
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1 pound ripe plum or roma tomatoes
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1 clove garlic
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1 (about 1 ounce) ancho chile, stem and seeds removed
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1/2 cup white onion, coarsely chopped
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1 1/2 teaspoons kosher or sea salt (divided, or more to taste)
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3 tablespoons safflower or corn oil
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1 pound cooked pinto beans plus 2 cups of their cooking liquid (or 2 14-ounce cans cooked pinto beans plus 2 cups water)
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3 cups chicken broth (vegetable broth or water)
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1/2 cup Mexican style cream
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1 cup crumbled Cotija cheese
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1 1/2 cups crumbled tortilla chips or tortilla strips
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1 ancho chile (stemmed, seeded, diced, deep fried for a few seconds)
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1 avocado, peeled (seeded, meat scooped out and diced, optional)