Comments on: Tortilla Soup

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 29 May 2010 18:49:59 +0000

I can’t see the photos anymore on this post. I wanted to share it with a friend because it looked so delicious.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:17:39 +0000

Tory – Even though it looks mostly vege, tortilla soup is quintessentially chicken. When you remove the base stock and chicken and replace with beans, you are basically making a more watery version of chili, in which case I’d recommend doing that instead. Here’s a good chili recipe for vegetarians: http://eastvillagekitchen.com/2008/11/20/veggie-chickpea-chili/ this recipe follows the old format where the cooking directions were in the actual post, so be sure to read the whole thing (wow, the blog has come a long way!)

By: tory

tory — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:49:38 +0000

hey laur–what would you recommend to use instead of chicken and chicken stock if i wanted to make a vegetarian version? more beans and veggie stock?

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:48:43 +0000

Soup looks like just the thing I’d like for breakfast this morning. I feel a cold coming on and spicy tomato based soups are my go to for that. Mmm.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:05:23 +0000

Yummy! I suppose I’ll have to buy a blender.

Hope all the craziness with school and work is going well! It’s easy to forget that after a few weeks you get the hang of it. As someone who just got the hang of a new school environment, stick with it!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:02:14 +0000

Maggie – We’re so lucky to have the Union Sq. market, where even in the dead of winter there is always something new to distract us. You’re right about getting lard at the market – Flying Pigs Farm has it, and I usually give them a cal in advance to hold some for me on Saturdays just in case. Thanks for the Essex Market tip, fantastic to know there’s a neighborhood source.

Terry – I agree – tortilla making will be a fun, one time project for me and not a regular practice. I agree about the cold weather food too – we are in the season of braises and I can’t wait to dust off the dutch oven. It’s SO on!

By: Terry B, Blue Kitchen

Terry B, Blue Kitchen — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:03:20 +0000

Lauren, this soup looks amazing. I can just imagine all those wonderful flavors mingling together. Regarding the autumnal weather, as much as I’m not a great fan of being cold, I much prefer the hearty foods of autumn and winter–soups, stews, roasts and such. So I really don’t mind when cooler temps arrive. And regarding tortillas, I think making them once might be an interesting project, but honestly, good tortillas are so cheap and readily available [particularly in my mostly Latino Chicago neighborhood] that it wouldn’t even occur to me to try to make them. Again, great post. I seriously want a bowl of this soup right now.

By: maggie

maggie — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:50:58 +0000

I keep walking by the tomatoes at Union Sq and thinking I should be buying them…but then I get distracted by shell beans and squash and brussels sprouts…

I love tortilla soup, and yours looks amazing. I think you can get lard at Union Sq from one of the pork vendors, but I forget which. Also, you could try Jeffrey at Essex market (though the hours are tricky.)