3 ancho soup sopa Recipes

dried ancho or pasilla chiles (each 4 to 5 in. long; see notes and, olive oil, dried vermicelli or fideos, broken in thirds, anise seeds, cumin seeds, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, reduced-sodium chicken broth, peeled, deveined shrimp, tails left on, kosher salt, sour cream (optional), diced avocado (optional), chopped fresh cilantro

ground beef, fresh mint (minced , aka yerba buena), cilantro (minced ), white onion (minced ), salt, black pepper, eggs, ancho chilies, guajillo chilies, roma tomato, garlic cloves, oil, white onion (thinly sliced ), water, cumin (ground ), chicken bouillon cubes, beef bouillon cube, carrots (sliced in half lengthwise and then in bite size pieces), chayote (chopped into bite size pieces), red potatoes (diced in bite size pieces), green beans (ends snapped, then broken into bite size pieces), salt, cilantro (to garnish ), lime wedge (to garnish )