Wyoming Tortilla Soup

Description
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Barger Estate in Mckinney, Texas in 1997.
 * Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * ½ stick margarine
 * ½ cup oil
 * 1 large white onion chopped
 * 2 fresh jalapenos seeded and chopped
 * 2 cloves garlic
 * 2 large carrots diced
 * 6 ribs celery diced
 * 1 pound boned diced raw chicken
 * 1 teaspoon cumin
 * 1 teaspoon chili powder
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
 * 3 teaspoons Tabasco
 * ½ cup flour
 * 1 can chopped tomatoes
 * 4 cans chicken broth
 * corn tortillas cut in strips or squares

Directions

 * 1) Heat margarine and oil in a large kettle then sauté onion, jalapenos,garlic, carrots, celery and chicken then simmer 10 minutes.
 * 2) Add and combine cumin, chili powder, salt, lemon pepper, tabasco and flour then stir in tomatoes and chicken stock.
 * 3) Simmer one hour then drop tortilla strips into hot oil and fry until crisp and drain.
 * 4) Place strips in bottom of soup bowls and spoon in soup.