Turkey Tortilla Soup Recipe

Turkey Tortilla Soup Recipe

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Turn leftover roast turkey into a vibrant and delicious bowl of chili-packed soup.

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Turkey Tortilla Soup Recipe

Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt

Turkey and peppers are a remarkably good match. The turkey has a legitimate claim to being Mexico’s national bird and would have a good shot at the title if the golden eagle and a half dozen other birds in line for the job had been slightly less imposing silhouettes on a coat of arms. It is however widely eaten in Mexico.

Pavo en mole (turkey in a sauce of ground chili peppers spices seeds and chocolate) is considered by many culinary historians and writers to be the pinnacle of Mexican cuisine. And this time I am telling the truth.