Recipe for cooking chorizo soup

Soups for Salads :: Meat Based Soups

Chorizo Soup

1 lb. firm-texture chorizo sausages
1 lrg. onion, chopped
1/2 C. dehydrated masa flour or yellow cornmeal
3 diced roasted green chiles, skins and seeds
    removed, or 1 (7 oz.) can chopped green chiles
7 C. chicken broth
3/4 C. shredded jack cheese
1/2 C. minced cilantro

Remove chorizo casings and crumble sausage into a 5- to 6-qt. pan; add onion. Stir often over med. high heat until meat and onion are browned, about 15 min.

Mix masa with sausage mixture, then stir in chiles and broth. Stirring often, bring to a boil over high heat. Simmer gently 20 min. to blend flavors; stir frequently.

Skim fat from surface as it accumulates and discard. Ladle soup into bowls; add cheese and cilantro to taste.

Makes approximately 4 to 6 servings.