Yucatan Lemon Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
    1 medium onion, cut into quarters
    2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and quartered
    8 garlic cloves, crushed and peeled
    3 tablespoons finely grated meyer lemon zest (or regular lemons or sweet limes)
    1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
    4 inches cinnamon sticks
    4 whole cloves
    1 lb raw shrimp, peeled and deveined (26-30 per pound)
    3 tablespoons meyer lemon juice (or combination orange or sweet lime and regular lemon juice)
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon hot sauce (to taste)
    1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Preparation
    Put the chicken broth, onion, jalapeno peppers, garlic, lemon zest, cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, and cloves in a soup kettle and bring them to a simmer.
    Cover, lower the heat, and simmer for 20 minutes.
    Strain the broth through a sieve and discard the solids.
    The broth can be refrigerated or frozen for later at this point.
    If serving immediately, return the broth to the pot and bring to a low boil.
    Add the shrimp, lemon juice, salt, and hot sauce.
    Cook briefly until the shrimp are pink and firm.
    Add the cilantro, and serve.

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