Mexican Street Taco Soup

Active Time: 35 MINTotal Time35 MIN
Yield: Serves : 8 (serving size: about 1 1/2 cups)

Shortcut alert—chorizo is your ticket to a fast-fix dinner thanks to its built-in abundance of spices. In this easy soup, it provides a backbone of flavor without requiring you to raid your spice cabinet. Customize this recipe with your choice of beans—we love creamy pinto, but black beans are equally delicious. Pile a bowl full of your favorite toppings and dive in; it’s much easier to eat than a street taco, and just as delicious! Be sure to buy Mexican chorizo, which is uncooked; Spanish chorizo is cured, so it won’t render the fat you need to cook the onions and chiles.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds fresh Mexican chorizo
  • 2 cups chopped yellow onion (from 1 large onion)
  • 3 poblano chiles, seeded and chopped (about 1 3/4 cups)
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh oregano
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced (about 2 1/2 tablespoons)
  • 3 cups unsalted chicken stock
  • 2 (15-ounce) cans pinto beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (10-ounce) can tomato puree
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 cups fresh corn kernels (from 4 ears)
  • 2 ounces Cotija cheese, crumbled (about 1/2 cup)
  • Diced avocado, chopped fresh cilantro, thinly sliced red cabbage, roasted pepitas, for serving

How to Make It

Step 1    

Cook chorizo in a large Dutch oven over high, stirring often, until crumbled and lightly browned, 6 to 7 minutes. Drain all but 2 tablespoons drippings from Dutch oven. (Use all drippings, if desired.) Add onion and poblanos, and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Add oregano and garlic, and cook, stirring often, 2 minutes. Add stock, beans, and tomato puree, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer 5 minutes to let flavors meld.

Step 2    

Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high. Add oil, and swirl to coat. Add corn, and cook, stirring often, until lightly charred, 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 3    

Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high. Add oil, and swirl to coat. Add corn, and cook, stirring often, until lightly charred, 2 to 3 minutes.

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