Sopa De Lima - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
    3 garlic cloves, minced
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
    1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
    1 teaspoon dried oregano
    1/4 teaspoon cayenne
    1 medium red onion, chopped
    1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
    1 -2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
    3 roma tomatoes, chopped
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    6 (6 inch) corn tortillas, cut into 1/4-inch strips
    1 medium avocado, pitted, peeled and chopped
    fresh cilantro
    4 key limes
Preparation
    In a 4 quart crock pot, combine all ingredients except for the olive oil, corn tortilla strips, limes and avocado.
    Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
    Remove the chicken and shred with a fork, return shredded chicken to crock pot and stir to combine, continue to cook for about 1/2 hour.
    Heat oil in a medium-size skillet and saute the tortilla strips until crisp, drain on paper towels.
    Divide the soup into individual serving bowls and garnish each with the juice of a whole lime.
    Top each serving with chopped avocado, cilantro and tortilla strips.

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