🇧🇿 Belizean Cuisine

Escabeche

Onion Chicken Soup

Prep Time 20 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Medium

Calories 363 kcal

A tangy, onion-rich chicken soup seasoned with vinegar, allspice, and habanero, served with corn tortillas.

Ingredients

2 lbs chicken pieces
4 large onions sliced into rings
1/4 cup white vinegar
6 whole allspice berries
1 habanero pepper whole
4 cloves garlic
2 tbsp vegetable oil
salt and black pepper to taste
water

Instructions

1 Brown chicken pieces in oil. Remove and set aside.
2 Sauté onion rings until translucent.
3 Return chicken, add vinegar, allspice, garlic, habanero, and water to cover.
4 Simmer for 40 minutes until chicken is tender. Serve with warm tortillas.

Did You Know?

Escabeche is so popular in Belize that it rivals stew chicken as a contender for the national dish, especially in the northern districts.