Tortilla Soup

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2005, America's Test Kitchen TV

We had just 1 hour but still wanted a tortilla soup that was full of flavor.

SERVES 6 (Makes about 9 cups)

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

By breaking the classic tortilla soup recipe down to its three main components—the flavor base (tomatoes, garlic, onion, and chiles), the chicken stock, and the garnishes (including fried tortilla chips)—we found that we could devise techni...

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