Sopa de Lima (Yucatán-Style Lime Soup) Recipe

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Ingredients (18)

  • 2 whole limes, plus 1 more lime for garnish
  • 1 grapefruit
  • 1 large white or yellow onion (about 8 ounces; 225g), unpeeled
  • 1 pound (450g) bone-in, skin-on split chicken or turkey breasts (about 1 whole chicken breast or 1/2 small turkey breast)
  • 8 large cloves garlic, unpeeled, divided
  • 4 dried Turkish bay leaves
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 1 (3-inch) piece cinnamon stick, preferably Mexican canela
  • 5 whole allspice berries
  • 15 whole black peppercorns
  • Large pinch dried Mexican oregano
  • 1 quart (960ml) homemade or store-bought low-sodium chicken stock
  • 2 Roma tomatoes
  • 6 tablespoons (90ml) vegetable oil, divided
  • 1 Hungarian wax pepper (or 1 small green bell pepper), finely minced
  • Kosher salt
  • 6 small corn tortillas, cut into strips
  • Small bunch fresh cilantro leaves, roughly chopped

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