SOPA DE LIMA (MERIDA, YUCATAN)

Sopa De Lima (Merida, Yucatan) image

Provided by Annacia

Time 1h10m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 limes (Green-Yellow lime, only the juice)
2 limes, for garnish (cut in slices)
8 tortillas, de maiz (cut in large pieces)
1 chicken breast, diced
4 cups chicken broth ((authentic-real)
1 teaspoon chicken broth, dried
4 tomatoes (jitomates, ground or very finely chopped with the juice)
1 onion
green chiles serranos (optional)
1 avocado, for to adorn (garnish)
vegetable oil (for frying tortillas)
salt and pepper

Steps:

Fry the tortilla slices in vegetable oil. Let stand in absorbent paper.
Put the onion,diced in a sarten (pot) with oil, when onion is transparent put in the tomato with it's juice.
Let it cook on low heat 20 minutes and add the chicken, chicken broth dried (I used chicken soup base), lime juice, salt and pepper and chile if using.
Simmer on med low till chicken is cooked through.
Add fried tortilla strips and garnish with lime and avocado, serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 672, Fat 23.4, SaturatedFat 5.1, Cholesterol 23.2, Sodium 1675.8, Carbohydrate 91.5, Fiber 11.5, Sugar 9.3, Protein 27