Spicy Corn and Tomato Soup

• tablespoon vegetable oil↗1
• medium onion, chopped↗1
• cloves garlic, pressed↗2
• stalk celery, chopped↗1
• grated orange, juice and zest of1
• teaspoon Tabasco sauce or 1/2-1 teaspoon other hot pepper sauce, to taste↗1⁄2 - 1
• lbs ripe plum tomatoes, chopped↗2
• ounces chorizo sausage, sliced↗8
• (13 ounce) can creamed corn↗1
• ounces corn chips4
• ounces sharp cheddar cheese↗2

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat oil in sauce pan.

2. 2

   Add onion and cook, stirring until soft.

3. 3

   Stir in garlic and celery and cook, stirring, until celery is soft.

4. 4

   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.

5. 5

   Drain Blend or process tomato mixture until finely chopped.

6. 6

   Stir in corn, return to pan and heat through Just before serving, spread corn chips in broiler pan.

7. 7

   Sprinkle with cheese and place under broiler just until cheese melts Stir chorizo into soup and serve with corn chips.