Copycat Restaurant Recipes -

Abuelo's Cilantro Lime soup

• For chicken : 1 whole chicken, cut up
• 1½ gallons water
• 1 tbsp chicken base
  for Soup :
• 1 tbsp canola oil
• ¾ cup diced onion
• ¾ cup minced tomato
• ½ tbsp minced garlic
• 1 tspn oregano
• ½ tbsp chili powder
• ½ tbsp salt
• ½ tbsp finely chopped hot chilies
• ¾ cup corn
• 2 cups chopped chicken
• ½ gallon reserved chicken broth
• ½ tspn chicken base
• 7 oz white hominy, drained
• 1½ tbsp fresh lime juice
• ½ bunch fresh cilantro, chopped into ¼" pieces

1. For Chicken : Remove skin and wings from chicken; cover with water and add chicken base. Cook chicken over medium heat for approximately 1½ hours.
2. Remove chicken and let cool; bone chicken and chop meat into small pieces. Save broth.
3. For Soup : Place canola oil in pan and heat. Add onion, tomato, garlic, oregano, chili powder, salt and chilies and sauté until onions are translucent.
4. Add corn, chicken, broth, chicken base and hominy. Bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes.
5. Add lime juice and remove from heat. Add chopped cilantro.