Sopa de Lima

Name: Sopa de Lima
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts or thighs; 1.5 litres chicken stock; 3 limes (or Yucatán lima), juice plus slices; 1 onion, 1 green pepper and 2 tomatoes, chopped; Oregano, cinnamon, cloves and allspice; Corn tortillas, cut into strips and fried; Coriander and habanero

Sopa de lima/SOH-pah deh LEE-mah/

Also known as: Yucatan Lime Soup, Sopa de Lima Yucateca

About this dish

A fragrant Yucatán chicken soup flavoured with the local sour lime, served with crisp tortilla strips.

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Ingredients

🍗2 chicken breasts or thighs

🍲1.5 litres chicken stock

🍋3 limes (or Yucatán lima), juice plus slices

🧅1 onion, 1 green pepper and 2 tomatoes, chopped

🌿Oregano, cinnamon, cloves and allspice

🌮Corn tortillas, cut into strips and fried

🌿Coriander and habanero

Method

Serves 3

Poach the chicken in the stock with the spices, then shred it.

Fry the onion, pepper and tomato until soft, then add to the stock.

Simmer for 10 minutes, then add the lime juice and lime slices.

Return the shredded chicken and season.

Serve topped with crisp tortilla strips, coriander and habanero.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Sopa de lima is the signature soup of Yucatán, made with lima agria, a fragrant local citrus; ordinary limes are used elsewhere.

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