Chicken Lime Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (3 lb) chicken, cut up
• 2 (3/4 lb) chicken, cut up
• 2 quarts water
• 1 bunch parsley, tied
• 12 peppercorns
• 1 celery
• 1 large onion
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme or 1/2 teaspoon mexican oregano
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion
• 1 bell pepper
• 2 cups chopped tomatoes, peeled and seeded first
• 4 medium carrots
• 2 limes
• 3 teaspoons parsley or 3 teaspoons cilantro
• salt and pepper
• 1 bag tortilla chips, baked
• 8 lime slices

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot or dutch oven combine chicken pieces, water, parsley, pepercorns, celery, onion quarters, salt and thyme or oregano.
• 2 bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer and cook until chicken is tender-around 1 1/2 hours-skim fat.
• 3 remove from heat and remove chicken-cool and de-bone and skin.
• 4 strain and reserve broth (a few layers of wet cheesecloth would be fine).
• 5 in the same pot heat the veg oil, add the onions and peppers and saute for 5 minutes or until tender.
• 6 add the tomatoes and carrots and cook for 5 more minutes.
• 7 add the reserved broth, squeeze in the lime juice and then throw in the lime halves.
• 8 stir in the parsley, season with salt and pepper and simmer for 45 minutes.
• 9 add the chicken and heat until the soup bubbles.
• 10 taste and adjust seasonings.
• 11 remove lime halves.
• 12 set out bowls-up to 8 and add 6-8 tortilla chips to them, ladle soup and add a slice of lime to each.
• 13 offer more chips at the table.