Tortilla Soup with Homemade Chicken Stock

• 3 pounds chicken pieces
• 16 cups water
• 1 teaspoon celery seeds
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 2 each garlic cloves peeled
• 1 pound tomatoes, canned whole, peeled, undrained
• 1 each onions cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 each green bell peppers cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 3 sprigs cilantro fresh
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin ground
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper ground
• 1 each garlic cloves minced
• 10 ounces corn frozen
• 4 each scallions, spring or green onions coarsely chopped
• 1 x salt
• 1 cup rice cooked
• 2 teaspoons parsley leaves minced
• 4 ounces tortilla chips
• 1/2 pound cheddar cheese grated

1. Combine chicken and water in stockpot.
2. Add celery seed, peppercorns and garlic tied in cheesecloth.
3. Cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 45 minutes.
4. Remove chicken from broth and let cool.
5. Strain broth and return to pot.
6. Add tomatoes, onion, green pepper, cilantro, cumin, cayenne, white pepper and garlic.
7. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
8. Add corn and green onion.
9. Simmer 10 minutes.
10. While this is cooking, skin and bone the chicken pieces and cut the meat into bite-size pieces.
11. Add salt to taste.
12. Add the chicken, rice and parsley to the broth, and heat through.
13. Garnish each bowl with a few crisp tortilla chips (homemade are best, or those made in a homemade style) and some grated cheddar cheese.

chicken, water, celery seeds, black peppercorns, garlic, tomatoes, onions, green bell peppers, cilantro, cumin ground, cayenne pepper, white pepper, garlic, scallions, salt, rice cooked, parsley, tortilla chips, cheddar cheese

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/tortilla-soup-homemade-chicken--39000 (may not work)