Casa O's Lime Soup from Cocina Islena
Author: Lynn and Tom McGrath
Recipe type: Appetiser
Cuisine: Mexican
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- 2 chicken breasts
- 2 tomatoes
- ½ white onion
- 2 sweet chilies
- 1 stalk celery
- 1 whole head of garlic
- 1 pound of limes
- ½ T cinnamon
- dash of herb, epazote
- 2 pieces fresh mint
- 1 quart of chicken broth
- 2 T liquid Knorr Swiss Chicken flavoring
- olive oil to sauté vegetables
- ground pepper to taste
- corn tortillas and/or fresh crusty bread
- Pour chicken broth into a pot large enough to hold all ingredients-approximately 2 quarts.
- Roast chicken in an oven, or barbeque and shred into pieces when cooled and add to pot.
- Cut corn tortillas into ½ inch strips and fry in hot oil until hardened but not crisp.
- Drain on paper towels, lightly salt and set aside. (These will be used as a garnish on top of the soup).
- Chop tomatoes, onion, chillies, and celery, sauté in a T of olive oil until soft-add to pot.
- Mince and sauté garlic, add to mixture.
- Add spices such as cinnamon, fresh mint, black pepper and epazote.
- Add Knorr Swiss Chicken Flavoring to mixture.
- Slice limes into thin circles, add to pot, (reserve one slice per bowl to use as a garnish).
- Simmer ingredients together for 15 minutes until the vegetables are soft and the flavors are melded.
- Reheat tostadas (fried tortilla) strips.
- To serve, ladle the soup into bowls and float a lime slice on top of the soup.
- Decorate each bowl with a few reheated tostada chips.
- Cut up fresh crusty bread-serve with soup.
- Pretend Paul Newman is your dinner companion.
- Enjoy!
Recipe by Food Musings at http://foodmusings.ca/isla-mujeres/casa-os-lime-soup-from-cocina-islena/
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