Ingredients
Quantities for 4 portions
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Method
- Simmer chicken breasts in chicken broth with garlic, oregano, thyme, bay leaves, cloves, salt and black pepper until cooked, about 25 minutes. Shred the chicken and strain the broth.
- Soften onion, bell pepper and tomatoes in vegetable oil until jammy.
- Return broth and shredded chicken to the sofrito and simmer 10 minutes. Bake corn tortilla strips until crisp.
- Ladle the soup, add lime juice and cilantro, and top with tortilla strips.
Shopping tip
True lima citrus is not in Continente; Pati's comments allow lime (or lime plus lemon). Tortillas de milho baked into strips. Coxas or peitos. Habanero is optional and skipped here.
Where it fits in your week
Suits a calmer day, or cooking ahead at the weekend.
At the portions as written, there is enough for a second meal.
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Times, portions and protein per portion are the recipe author's estimates, not laboratory measurements.