Chicken Tortilla Soup

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Ingredients
  

  • 8 corn tortillas omit for low carb version
  • 2 tablespoons lime salt kosher salt mixed with grated lime zest from 1 lime
  • 2 cups thinly sliced onion
  • 0.75 teaspoon salt
  • 0.5 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
  • 1 dash ground allspice
  • 3 pounds chicken pieces skinned, bone in
  • 1 quart chicken broth
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 carrot cut into 3 pieces
  • 1 celery stalk cut in half crosswise
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 0.25 cup ground red chiles
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 cup diced avocado for garnish
  • 0.5 cup sour cream for garnish
  • 0.5 cup chopped fresh cilantro for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Brush tortillas with olive oil and sprinkle some lime salt on each. Cut each tortilla in half, then cut halves into 1/4" strips. Arrange strips in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for 6 minutes or until lightly browned. Set aside. Combine onion and next 9 ingredients (up to bay leaf) in a stockpot. Simmer for 30 mins. Remove chicken from broth, cool slightly. Remove chicken from bones and cut meat into bite-sized pieces. Discard bones. Strain stock through a sieve into a bowl, and discard solids. Return stock to cooker, stir in ground chiles, oregano, cumin and chicken. Let stand 5 mins. Divide soup evenly among eight bowls. Top each serving with two tablespoons avocado, one tablespoon sour cream, tortilla strips and a pinch of cilantro. (Recipe♦265)