I must give you credit for your Mexican cooking. I'm Mexican American and I grew up eating this soup. Your recipe is remarkably similar to how my mother made it, and I have to say, thanks for sharing. Sadly she is unable to pass it on to me, but based upon watching her make it, I can use this video to taste it again for the first time in probably 12 years!

@user-ju2yz5hx6t

8 ай бұрын

Now, that's high praise indeed.

@user-ju2yz5hx6t

8 ай бұрын

Ahora, eso sí que es un gran elogio

@ZagnutBar

7 ай бұрын

Chef John is the best. Unlike most internet chefs, he actually knows what he's talking about and does it in a charmingly humble and humorous manner.

@aidanvandera7069

5 ай бұрын

Please tell us how close it was and how you tweaked it to make the perfect tortilla soup!

I love the way Chef John doesn't just taste a spoonful of his creation and say yum and smile for the camera. Instead he's obviously gobbling it up in big spoonfuls with sheer joy every time.

@drawnimo

8 ай бұрын

i love kenji's videos but his eating noises are so repulsive. i have to rush to close his videos before he starts chomp chomp chomping. XD

@crs092

8 ай бұрын

Chefs eating their own food on camera are disgusting and off putting.

@alexket8403

8 ай бұрын

@@crs092 it's your own preference, nothing about eating on camera is inherently gross

@cachecow

8 ай бұрын

@@crs092 I'm with you!

@denissmith7671

8 ай бұрын

@@crs092wtf

Made this soup today, and I can't even begin to describe how much I loved this soup. I used to think I didn't like soup that much, but in reality I just haven't had some dang good soup. Thanks Chef John for making cooking accessible for everyone.

My favorite way to serve this is with a *huge* handful of freshly shredded jack cheese on the bottom of the bowl with the tortilla strips. The hot broth perfectly melts it into this stretchy treasure trove of cheese that you can keep pulling up spoonfuls of as you go.

@newkingdom6750

8 ай бұрын

You speak my language 😊

@Horse-Yogurt

8 ай бұрын

Bizarro French-onion soup

@TheRationalPi

8 ай бұрын

@@Horse-Yogurt You say that like it's a bad thing.

@jeanniebrooks

6 ай бұрын

You describe food in poetry! Very nice!

@TheRationalPi

6 ай бұрын

@@jeanniebrooks Good food and poetry are both works of art, so I think it fits.

Just finished the broth and set it to cool overnight in the fridge... the smell of this simmering all afternoon had me drooling and I may just finish it up for breakfast tomorrow!!

That is a great recipe! Love the hours you have taken to concentrate and develop the flavors. Your idea of preparing the soup one day and serving it the next allows the flavors to meld. This looks like the soup made with love by families. From the heart of Texas I thank you for your excellent teaching.

You had me worried you forgot the cayenne pepper until it made its debut at the end. Food request: A Colombian dish such as a traditional empanada, bandeja paisa, arroz con leche, or natilla! Thanks for your dedication to the craft and the consistency in quality of your videos over the years.

@chrisrave

8 ай бұрын

Yes! I'm all in for a food wish of ajiaco soup! 🙌

@bw91961

8 ай бұрын

I’ll second the empanadas

Chef John, this is the most luxurious chicken tortilla soup I have ever seen. I cannot wait to make it. It may take some time, but it's simple and easy and minimal ingredients. Thank you.

I have a similar recipe. Mine has black beans, petite white corn, roasted green chili's, diced onion and diced peppers. I put a little masa in it to thicken it. It's very good.

Best thing I've eaten this year! You'll ask yourself somewhere along the way "Is all this work worth it?" Unequivocally, yes.

This is a superb recipe. The various steps, the roasted veg, the dried ancho chilis in the broth w/the whole chicken, all these add up to great layers of deep flavor development! A sheer Masterpiece, Chef John! I’m going to make this! Thanks so much!

So true about how the charred tomatoes and peppers give the soup such a delicious smoky flavor. Great recipe as always, Chef John. The perfect fall/winter's evening soup 🍅🧅🍲

I followed this recipe almost exactly (although my veggues were less charred) and it was fantastic! I’ve been craving this for a while but haven’t found a restaurant that sells it so I took matters into my own hands. I used a dried chipotle and dried ancho chilli at the beginning and skipped the chipotle pepper in adobo sauce. My partner is allergic to cayenne so I frequently have to modify recipes from chef john 😂

I'm starting with a Costco roast chicken, ripping off the meat, and using the carcass to build the chicken broth/soup. Yum!

I just love how they explain everything to us so we can understand them , and they make it fun so we don't get bored or distracted ( which happens to me very often) plus they are having fun to which is amazing. So thank you! You're amazing guys!

I'm in love! The bones in the slow cooked broth and charred vegetables sent this into the stratosphere! 🤩🤩🤩 Can't wait to try it your way... and then I'm probably gonna do some black beans and corn in it too...

@synocrat601

8 ай бұрын

I think that sounds like a decent addition, a few extra ingredients with the chicken makes for a nice variety as you're eating and a few more vegetables never hurt.

Thx. My mom made this a few times when I was a kid..now I can cook it for her.

Not “simple and easy”- - this is a lot of work, a lot of steps, but a fabulous chicken soup. A real stand out! Worth your time.

@xXIchironXx

8 ай бұрын

Just buy shredded chicken and broth

@ericktellez7632

4 ай бұрын

Its so easy you are a lost cause if you find it difficult

I just made it ❤!!!! It was delicious even if I had to adapt the recipe to the ingredients I can find in Italy . I was born in Guatemala so it was great to eat something that tastes like home. Thank you Chef❤❤❤

I love the way Chef John describes it as "putting a big ol' chicken in a big ol' pot" while he does it one-handed with a pair of tongs. 💪🍲👏😃😂

@kingskid5130

8 ай бұрын

I like the way he talks

Fresh shreded radish and diced green onion work well in this soup. I love tortilla soup.

Very much appreciate that Chef John advocates my preferred method of dealing with well cooked chicken, usually rotisserie in my case. Nothing is as fast or agile and ideal for getting the maximum amount of meat off the bones as your fingers!

I like adding black beans and grilled corn it really makes it a meal 😋

Never tried this with Chipotle. I use an immersion blender to leave the veggies a little chunkier. Also I add black beans and frozen corn to mine. Good stuff.

@TobychaserTobychaser

8 ай бұрын

Ooh the beans and corn do sound good

I make this but I like to add some charred/grilled fresh sweet corn. It's a great way to use leftover sweet corn. simply put t under the broiler or a gas grill and it comes out wonderful. I also make a vegetarian version by adding other veggies like Zucchini and or yellow squash and Anaheim Chilies.

This is one of my favorites and one of my signature dishes, but I may have to incorporate your broth process, Chef John. It's kind of genius.

This has been a food wish of mine for years! ^_^ Thank you for making this dish! :D

You are the Chicken Coop of your Chicken Tortilla Soup.

i may be weird, but i love adding a bunch of beans and rice to my chicken tortilla soup. really bulks it out and makes it feed a big family while still being pretty cheap and super tasty.

@frankkolton1780

3 ай бұрын

Not weird, you can make it as hearty as you like, almost like a delicious Mexican stew. I sometimes add black beans, roasted corn, or roasted zucchini pieces, or all three. I usually throw in a couple of sprigs of fresh epazote to the stock too.

This looks delicious. I sometimes make chicken soup with rice from Costco chicken leftovers. One thing I like to do is place my chunks of chicken in a super hot fry pan to get some browning before I put it into the soup. Very hot and fast is important to not fry out the chicken (yes, even in the soup it can feel and taste dry). This adds yet another level of yum.

YESSS CHEF !! A local Mexican place had the BEST chicken tortilla soup... until they didn't :'-( so excited to try this out!! soup season is a blessing

This recipe looks SO AMAZING! Gonna definitely try this one. Thank you

There's a Mexican restaurant chain called City Salads that serves a sopa de tortilla very like this. I think they reserve all the meat they pull from the chicken for their salad bar, because there isn't any in the soup, but the broth is rich enough you don't notice. They serve the bowl of broth with small cups of diced panela cheese and avocado. And of course crispy fried tortilla strips. I'm addicted enough that I've never actually ordered one of their salads.

I like the roasted vegetable puree -- that part is new to me. Looking forward to trying it out next time.

I’ve been asking every cooking channel to show this recipe. Thank you.

That's sweet, I know that feeling. I miss my grandma

As a Texan that recently moved to Germany, I definitely miss this soup and will be making it using this recipe soon :) On that note, I would love to see you do a recipe for Franzbrötchen, which is a cinnamon pastry that's very common here. Ever since I moved here, I have one every day for breakfast at my local cafe, they're amazing.

@SeansMusicVault

8 ай бұрын

Enjoy the hell out of the local cuisine there in Deutschland! I miss the scrumptious treats and the hearty meals I enjoyed during my few years there.

@psychedelicgazelle1588

8 ай бұрын

@@SeansMusicVault Vielen Dank 😊

It sounds amazing! My family will be So impressed! Thanks! ❤

Ive made this for the past three weeks 😅 its so good. Thank you, Chef!

Definitely making this soon. I'm gonna add a mango to the charred vegetables though. A spark of inspiration hit my brain and now I have to do it. Might turn out to be awful, but hey, that's cooking. Thanks for the inspiration as always, Chef John!

This looks so good! I can't wait to make it.

Making the stock now. Smells amazing!

You're the best host Chef John. SO paternal and friendly. I just watched this for an hour, rewinding every time I missed a bit, (doing other things, preparing for work next week.) You made a good day even better. Thank you.

Looks good. Needs some corn kernals, beans and sauteed onions, too. (No idea if that's authentic or not.)

@ItsMrBozToYou

8 ай бұрын

Look, I'm gonna be reducing it to basically "thick chili" consistency because I just can't get behind soup, so do what tastes good.

I've always wondered why people always peel off the charred skin on veggies they roast. I feel like it's defeating the purpose lol

I’m living in the mountains of CO. Storm is incoming tomorrow, winter is here. I’ll be watching soup videos for the foreseeable future. Thank you chef.

This recipe is genius... Homemade stock/ meat is cheaper than buying a supermarket baked chicken and a few quarts of mediocre shelf stock. Only downside is time (6-7 hrs). But takes favor to another level or two. As suggested make the stock a day ahead for super easy soup prep the next day. Well done!

Looks so good. Thank you for the recipe

Oh heck yeah. Yum & I'm making this immediately.

Finally, I’ve been waiting for this I’m sure it’s reatsincr chef John made it!

This looks sooooo good!

Chicken Tortilla Soup is one of the tastiest soups ever known to humankind!

This is nothing short of therapy 😊

Looks and sounds delicious.

Another good one Chef John! Thank you.

OMG, I have been waiting for your take on tortilla soup since 2009. Thanks Chef John!

First time watching a video of yours! Your voice is almost subliminally based. I could easily get addicted to watching your videos.

Chef John is the Betty Boop of the Chicken Tortilla Soup

that sounds so delicious! 😋

Oh i'm definitely making this!

Sounds wonderful- looking forward to trying it

That looks Awesome !!!!!

This looks fantastic - This is on my food wish list for this weekend! Thank you Chef John.

@kingskid5130

8 ай бұрын

Me too

This looks delicious!

Looks beautiful, delicious and healthy, super recipe 😊Thank you for sharing Chef ❤❤

Chef John, I Do Believe My Search Has Ended. I've Been Search For The Best Chicken Soup Known To Man, And You Sir, Have Shared It Here Today. Thank You, Ever So Much .

Not nitpickin' the chicken and allowing the scraps to simmer in the broth is a clever move. You are the Chris Hemsworth of extracting all that it's worth.

I just made a big batch of your Pork Verde Stew and it was awesome. Looking forward to this Chicken Tortilla Soup recipe.

I just had chicken tortilla soup for the first time (its progresso from a can, so maybe doesn't count) and looked it up on KZread to see if I could find a good recipe for it. Wouldn't you know it, Chef John just posted this 4 days ago! It was destiny

As a mexican watching this recipe being so carefully executed is so wholesome and makes me smile all along

I just made chicken tortilla soup two days ago. One of our favorites.

Thank you chef

Yes the soup looks good, but more impressive is how clean you stove top is.

@danm2419

8 ай бұрын

I was marveling at that clean stove top too!

Looks delicious!

This is my first time and it seems pretty simple like step-by-step. Wish me luck. I’m so excited nervous OK I’m OK.

Looking absolutely very delicious recipe

This looks very tasty!

Ah chef John! I was literally just thinking about you, wondering what tasty eats you’d have for us next

Wow!

Oh man, this looks so good my mouth is watering!!! I'm going to rtry this soon!!

Been waiting for this one.

I first came across this soup in a restaurant in the Middle East. Really yummy, thanks, gonna have to give it a go 🙂

Looks delicious.

You are great man Chef John

You’re the greatest chef John.

Just yummmm!!!! Your the best! ❤

Beautiful.

This is a perfect fall soup to make on NFL Sunday. Cooking beats housework and laundry.

Thank you.

We call this Aztec soup here in Mexico.

Mmmm, that looks like my weekend plan.

Oh. Oh. Love your soup. 🙏

This has got comfort food written all over it!

Yum!

WOW!!!

I have a suggestion for you Chef John....if you haven't tried it ,take a look at Better Than Bullion smoky Chipotle . That might work as a great substitute for canned choptles in adobo...just a thought .

I make this but instead of tortilla strips I add lime/cilantro rice and a scoop of beans- either pinto or black beans, with fresh green onion in addition to the other garnishes you've got here. That, in my opinion, is the best bowl of soup you can get in Canada.

Boy, that looks good! I can almost taste it!

@kingskid5130

8 ай бұрын

Me too

Yes

I know someone who would absolutely love this recipe