Chicken soup is a classic soul-fixing meal that can cure anything, even the sadness of summer coming to an end. There are many chicken soup recipes in Mexican cuisine and we have chosen an easy but very, very tasty. A smokey chicken soup that has just the right amount of warmth to help you enter autumn. Add to that some crunchy Lime Corn Tortilla Chips and you have a lovely meal that will make you very happy. Easy and delicious food with a beautiful Mexican Twist.
Chipotle-Lime Chicken Soup
-2 cups chicken, cooked and shredded
-½ white onion, diced
-3 garlic cloves, minced
-2 chipotles in adobo, diced
-4 cups chicken stock or water
-1 cup potatoes, diced
-1 cup carrots, diced
-1 cup courgette, diced
-1 lime, juiced
-1 tbsp vegetable oil
-salt and pepper to taste
1 To a large pot set to medium-high. Add the oil and once hot saute the onions until they start to soften. Add the garlic and the chipotles, and stir for a few seconds. Add the carrots and the potatoes and stir for a couple of minutes.
2 Add the chicken stock or water and bring to a boil, season with salt and pepper and cook for 20 minutes or until the potatoes are almost done. Add the courgette and the shredded chicken and cook for 10 more minutes. Add the lime juice and season to taste.
3 Serve hot with fresh coriander, avocado slices, lime wedges and lime corn tortilla chips.
Notes
- The tastier the chicken stock, the nicer this soup is! Cook the chicken with onion, celery, carrots, garlic and anything else that you want to flavour the stock with.
- Use bone-in chicken pieces to infuse even more flavour into the stock.
- Using one chipotle in adobo will produce a lightly spicy soup, add more if you want a really warm soup!
Lime Corn Tortilla Chips
-vegetable oil, the necessary
-lime juice, as needed
1 In a small bowl, mix oil with a bit of lime juice and seasoning to taste.
2 Brush the corn tortillas on both sides with the mixture and slice them into triangles.
Air fryer - Add the tortilla chips into the basket without overcrowding it and fry at 180C for 10 minutes, shaking halfway. Work in batches.
Oven - Arrange the tortilla chips in a single layer on a baking tray and bake in the oven at 180C for 7 minutes, flipping halfway, and bake until toasted.
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