World Flavors Cookbook

Sopa de Lima

Chicken broth perfumed with Guatemala's fragrant lima citrus — lighter and more aromatic than Mexican sopa de lima, a Yucatecan-Guatemalan border dish.

Cuisine: Guatemala

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken or 4 thighs
• 1.5L chicken broth
• 2 limas (or substitute lime with a little orange)
• 1 onion, halved
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• Fresh cilantro
• Tortilla strips, fried crispy
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Simmer chicken in broth with onion and garlic until cooked, about 30 min.
2. Remove chicken, shred meat.
3. Add tomatoes to broth. Simmer 10 minutes.
4. Squeeze lima juice into broth. Add shredded chicken.
5. Season. Add cilantro.
6. Serve topped with crispy tortilla strips.