Sopa de Lima
From patoalamanteca36 15 years ago
Ingredients
- Bag of tortilla chips (you can make your own if you like) shopping list
- 1/2 cup EVOO shopping list
- 1 Large onion, chopped shopping list
- 6 celery ribs, thinly sliced shopping list
- 3-4 carros, thinly sliced shopping list
- 1 jalapeno or serrano pepper, stemmed, seeded and finely chopped (or pepper flakes to save time) shopping list
- 4 cloves garlic, minced shopping list
- 1 bay leaf shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano shopping list
- 2 large tomato, peeled and chopped shopping list
- 8 cups chicken stock + - shopping list
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts shopping list
- 2 acallions, finely chopped shopping list
- 3-6 limes, juiced (to taste) shopping list
- 1 large avocado, chopped shopping list
- 1/4 bunch of cilantro finely chopped, more if you like! shopping list
- 1-2 tbsp bl. pepper (to taste) shopping list
How to make it
- Add the EVOO to a saucepan over med-high heat and add the carrots, onion, celery, and serrano pepper. Stir over med-high heat from about five to ten minutes.. until veggies are soft.
- Add the garlic, bay leaf, and Mexican oregano and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the tomato and cook until they've softened, about five minutes.
- Add chicken stock to a large pot adding the chicken once it's reached a boil and cook for 13 to 18 minutes. Take out the chicken and let cool on a plate while letting the soup to continue to simmer.
- Once the chicken has cooled, shred it up in small pieces and toss back in the pot. Use 3/4 of your chopped cilantro and toss it in the soup along with the scallions and lastly the lime juice. Add S + P to taste.
- Place a handful of tortilla strips/chips on either the bottom of the soup bowl or to one side. Pour soup over tortillas just before you serve it adding sliced avocado and sour cream for those who like it.. and for others just top with the rest of the cilantro and a squeeze of lime and serve.
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I hit the jackpot by stopping by your delicious recipe.
The limes cilantro and avocado are a spectacular novelty not found in many soups or stews and to me really set the tone for the rest of the dish with its hot peppers and robust vegetable br...more
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