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Mexican Chicken Soup with Lime (Sopa de Lima)

yield: 6 total time: 85 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups canola oil for frying
  • 6 corn tortillas
  • 1 1/4 cups white onion chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 habanero chile seeded and minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch ground cloves
  • 1 pound tomatoes 2 large, cored, peeled, and chopped, or 1 cup of canned crushed tomatoes
  • 2 quarts chicken stock homemade is best
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano preferably Mexican oregano if you have it
  • 1 teaspoon salt more to taste
  • 1 1/2 pounds skinless boneless chicken thighs or breasts if you prefer, we like the stronger taste of thighs, trimmed of excess fat, a…
  • 1/3 cup lime juice from 2 to 4 limes, depending on the size
  • 1 bunch cilantro roughly chopped, stems included for garnish, optional
  • 2 avocados pitted, peeled, and roughly chopped for garnish, optional

Nutrition

  • Calories : 920 calories
  • Carbohydrate : 38 grams
  • Cholesterol : 80 milligrams
  • Fat : 72 grams
  • Fiber : 8 grams
  • Protein : 38 grams
  • SaturatedFat : 6 grams
  • Sodium : 1010 milligrams
  • Sugar : 12 grams
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