Belongs to xombi Tortilla soup 
ready in about an hour and a half; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • For the soup
  • large ripe tomatoes
  • garlic cloves
  • 2–3 tbsp lard
  • dried oregano
  • litre/13/4 pints homemade chicken stock
  • salt
  • turns black peppermill
  • corn tortillas cut into 1cm/1/2in strips
  • serve
  • dried chipotle flakes
  • 100g/31/2oz soured cream
ready in about an hour and 45 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • olive oil
  • Salt and black pepper
  • spinach or chard
  • Red-wine vinegar
Belongs to xombi Spicy Mexican Soup 
ready in about 5 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • tomato purée
  • x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • sugar
  • dried oregano
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 500–750ml vegetable or chicken stock