SPICY CORN AND TOMATO SOUP

Spicy Corn and Tomato Soup image

Provided by TishT

Time 45m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, pressed
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 grated orange, juice and zest of
1/2-1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce or 1/2-1 teaspoon other hot pepper sauce, to taste
2 lbs ripe plum tomatoes, chopped
8 ounces chorizo sausage, sliced
1 (13 ounce) can creamed corn
4 ounces corn chips
2 ounces sharp cheddar cheese

Steps:

Heat oil in sauce pan.
Add onion and cook, stirring until soft.
Stir in garlic and celery and cook, stirring, until celery is soft.
Add orange zest and juice, Tabasco and tomatoes and simmer covered 20 minutes While soup is simmering, cook sausage in ungreased frying pan until lightly browned.
Drain Blend or process tomato mixture until finely chopped.
Stir in corn, return to pan and heat through Just before serving, spread corn chips in broiler pan.
Sprinkle with cheese and place under broiler just until cheese melts Stir chorizo into soup and serve with corn chips.