Sopa de Lima

Name: Sopa de Lima
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 600g chicken thighs, poached and shredded; 1L chicken stock; 3 limes, juiced; 1 white onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tomatoes, diced; 1 habanero chilli, whole; 8 corn tortillas, cut in strips and fried; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 handful fresh coriander

Yucatan lime soup with chicken, crispy fried tortilla strips and the unique flavour of Yucatan sour lime. Simmering a whole habanero in the broth without cutting it is what lends gentle heat and fragrance without turning the soup properly fiery, since it's removed before serving.

Total time

45 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

25 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mexican

gluten-free

Ingredients

600gchicken thighs, poached and shredded

1Lchicken stock

3limes, juiced

1white onion, diced

3 clovesgarlic, minced

2tomatoes, diced

1habanero chilli, whole

8corn tortillas, cut in strips and fried

3 tbspvegetable oil

1 handfulfresh coriander

Instructions

Sauté onion in oil until soft, add garlic and tomatoes.

Add chicken stock and whole habanero, simmer 15 minutes.

Remove habanero.

Add shredded chicken and lime juice.

Season with salt.

Ladle into bowls, top with crispy tortilla strips.

Scatter with coriander and serve with extra lime wedges.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

497

Protein

52.3g

Fat

17.6g

Carbs

33.5g

Fiber

4.7g

Sodium

1075mg

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