Sopa De Tortillas

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Title: SOPA DE TORTILLAS
Categories: Texmex, Soups, Main dish
Yield: 4 servings

1 tb Onion, minced
1 Clove garlic, crushed
2 tb Bacon drippings or lard
2 c Beef stock
1/4 ts Cumin, ground
1/4 c Jack cheese, grated
1/4 ts Cumin, ground
1/4 c Jack cheese, grated
4 c Crisp tostadas
3 Whole,dried,crushed chiles>>
Anaheim or other mild chile.

Saute the onion and garlic in the bacon drippings or
lard in a med. sized saucepan. Add the stock,
chiles, and cumin and simmer until the chiles are
tender, abt. 30 min. Ladle soup into bowls or mugs
and top each bowl with some of the grated cheese.
Divide half of the tostados evenly among the
servings. Heat the bowls under the broiler for abt. 5
min. to melt cheese. Sprinkle a few more tostados on
each. Serve remaining tostados separately in bowl.

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