Lime Soup

18 ingredients
16 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 pounds chicken cut
  • 1 each onions quatered
  • 3 each cilantro
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 each green bell peppers chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons lime zest grated
  • 3 tablespoons cilantro
  • 8 each corn tortillas (6-inch)
  • 1 x limes slices
  • 6 cups water
  • 1 each celery
  • 6 each black peppercorns
  • 1/2 teaspoon thyme
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 each limes
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt and black pepper
  • 1 x vegetable oil
  • 1 x cilantro

Directions

  1. 1
    Place chicken and next 7 ingredients in Dutch oven, bring to boil.
  2. 2
    Cover, reduce heat, simmer 1 hour.
  3. 3
    Remove chicken, reserve broth.
  4. 4
    Let chicken cool.
  5. 5
    Bone, chop chicken, set aside.
  6. 6
    Strain broth to remove vegetables, set broth aside, discard vegetables.
  7. 7
    Saute green pepper, onion in 2 tablespoon oil in Dutch oven.
  8. 8
    Stir in tomatoes.
  9. 9
    Cook 5 minutes.
  10. 10
    Add reserved broth, lime rind, lime juice, 3 tablespoon cilantro.
  11. 11
    Bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer uncovered 20 minutes.
  12. 12
    Stir in chicken, salt and pepper; simmer uncovered, 10 minutes.
  13. 13
    Cut each tortilla into 8 wedges; fry in hot oil until crisp.
  14. 14
    Drain.
  15. 15
    To serve, place 8 tortilla wedges in each soup bowl; add soup.
  16. 16
    Garnish with lime this is close to what you remember.

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