Comforting Mexicali Chili Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over high heat; saute rump roast until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add onions and garlic; saute until onions are softened, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Stir chili powder, cumin, coriander, cayenne pepper, and bay leaves into meat and vegetables; cook and stir until meat and vegetables are coated in seasonings, about 2 minutes. Add beef stock, enchilada sauce, green chile peppers, and tomato paste; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover pot, and simmer until meat is tender, about 50 minutes.
• Stir pinto beans into soup, mashing beans to thicken if desired; simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, combine the ground beef and onions. Saute for 5 minutes, or until meat is browned. Drain excess fat and add the potatoes, beans, tomato soup, tomato juice, chili powder, water and salt to taste. Bring just to a boil and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 1 hour and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat the grill to a high heat. Toast the whole chillies, turning often to avoid burning (blackening). Remove the chilli seeds and stems, reserving them in case you want to increase the heat of the soup later. Soak the chillies in 1 cup of the stock for 10 minutes then blend the chilli and stock mixture until smooth in a food processor or blender.
• Char the onion slices and whole garlic clove all over. Peel the garlic clove after cooling a few minutes. Char the tomato slices then chop roughly.
• Blend the onion, tomato and peeled garlic clove with 2 cups of the stock until smooth and add to the chilli mixture.
• Heat the tablespoon of olive oil in a pan then fry the chopped bacon. After a minute or two, add the mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes. Blend the bacon and mushroom mixture with the ricotta in the remaining cup of stock. Combine with the rest of the soup in a large pan and reheat for about 5 minutes. Serve garnished with the fresh coriander.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix the meat with the taco seasoning and shape into 1-inch meatballs.
• In a large stockpot, cook the meatballs, turning frequently, until brown and drain the fat.
• Add the water, taco sauce, beans with their liquid, and tomato paste. Heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Return the soup to a boil and stir in the uncooked acini di pepe.
• Boil, stirring frequently, for about 14 minutes or until the pasta is tender. Stir in the black olives.
• Sprinkle each serving with chedder cheese and top with sour cream if desired. You can also garnish with tortilla chips if desired.