Hawaiian Lime Soup

==Description==
===Ingredients===
* 3 1/2 lb Chicken; broiler-fryer, cut
* 6 c water
* 1 ea Med Onion; quartered
* 1 ea celery
* 3 ea cilantro; or parsley sprigs
* 6 ea Peppercorn
* 2 t salt
* 1/2 t thyme
* 1 ea Med green pepper; chopped
* 2 T vegetable oil
* 1 1/2 t lime rind ; grated
* 2 ea lime
* 3 T cilantro; chopped fresh or
* 1/4 t salt & pepper
* 8 ea corn tortillas
* 1 vegetable oil
* 1 lime; slices (optional)
* 1 cilantro; fresh (optional)
===Directions===
Place Chicken and next 7 ingredients in Dutch oven; bring to boil. Cover, reduce heat; simmer 1 hour. Remove Chicken,reserve broth. Let Chicken cool. Bone, chop Chicken; set aside. Strain broth to remove vegetables; set broth aside, discard vegetables. Saute green pepper, Onion in 2 Tbsp oil in Dutch oven. Stir in tomatoes. Cook 5 minutes. Add reserved broth, lime rind, lime juice, 3 Tbsp cilantro. Bring to boil; reduce heat, simmer uncovered 20 minutes. Stir in Chicken, salt and pepper; simmer uncovered, 10 minutes. Cut each tortilla into 8 wedges; fry in hot oil until crisp.
Drain. To serve, place 8 tortilla wedges in each soup bowl; add soup. Garnish with lime slices and cilantro if desired.
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==See also==
Category: Hawaiian SoupsCategory:Soups Category:Recipes
category:Lime Recipes
Category:Cilantro Recipes
Category:thyme Recipes
Category:parsley Recipes
category:vegetable oil Recipes
category:green pepper Recipes
category:lime juice Recipes
category:tomato Recipes
category:Chicken Recipes
category:pepper Recipes
category:celery Recipes
category:water Recipes
category:Onion Recipes
category:salt Recipes
category:corn Recipes
category:oil Recipes
category:bread Recipes