Tortilla Soup

We...okay, my husband made tortilla soup last night. This was one of those things that I'd never made and really had no idea where to start. It's nice to be shown the ropes. He's in trouble though. I might request this more often.

 The recipe is very basic. We added things here and there. There is no exact way. Have fun with it. 

Victor's Tortilla Soup Recipe
Serves 2

 Ingredients:
 3 Chicken drumsticks
 1/2 Large yellow onion
 1/2 Roma tomato
 Handful of Dried Arbol Chili
 2 Garlic cloves
 1 jar pimento peppers
 Corn tortilla chips
 Cumin, Salt, Pepper, or Taco Seasoning
 Vegetable oil
 Corn
 Zucchini (optional)
 Red Peppers in Brine (optional)
 Cilantro
 Sour Cream
 Cheddar Cheese
 Avocado

 1. Season chicken with black pepper, salt, and cumin. Heat Vegetable oil in a large pot and add chicken, browning the outside. Once Browned sufficiently, add about 2 qt of water. Cook until the chicken is falling off the bone. Remove from water, but save stock. Shred the chicken.

 2. In a blender soak chili peppers, 4 oz of pimentos, 2 cups water, 1/4 of onion, tomato, salt, pepper, 1 TBS of taco seasoning and tortilla chips. While this is soaking, saute aromatics (2 cloves garlic, 1 cup diced onion) with salt, pepper, and cumin. Be careful to avoid burning the garlic. Remove from heat. Liquify ingredients in blender until you have reached an overall smooth consistency. Add ingredients of blender to the aromatics.

 3. Stir in 1/2 cup of corn, 1/2 cup chopped zucchini, and roast red peppers (in brine). Add about 2 cup of stock. Add more tortilla chips. (This gives the soup a thicker consistency. Add as much or as little as you desire.) Add Chicken. Simmer for 25-30 minutes.

 Garnish with:
      Tortilla chips
      Onion
      Cilantro
      Avocado
      Sour cream
      Cheese
      Hot sauce