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Caldo tlalpeno (chicken soup with chickpeas, epazote and chipotle)

Rick Bayless · ♥ 178 likes · 4.4K views · 23 min video

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Ingredients
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  • chicken broth
  • 1 whole whole chicken breast
Poach a whole chicken breast in the chicken broth until tender and not overcooked, about 15 minutes.
  • olive oil
  • onion
  • carrot
Over medium heat, cook chopped onion and carrot in a little olive oil about 10 minutes until soft and browned.
Skin and bone the chicken and tear the meat into small shreds.
  • garlic
  • garbanzo beans
  • epazote
Add a little garlic to the browned base, then garbanzo beans, epazote and the broth; simmer about half an hour.
  • chipotle chili
Seed canned chipotles and slice into strips; add to the soup with the shredded chicken.
  • 1 whole avocado
Halve and pit an avocado, scoop out the flesh, cube it and put a few cubes in each bowl; ladle in the soup.
  • limes
Serve with lime to squeeze over.