6 Ingredient Roasted Poblano Pepper Potato Soup Food

6 INGREDIENT ROASTED POBLANO PEPPER POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• First, preheat an oven to 450 degrees and line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Place your whole poblano peppers on the pan and roast for 15 minutes until they look very browned/charred and the skin is crisping. After 5 minutes of cooking, add the garlic cloves (with skin still on!) onto the pan and let them both cook the remaining 10 minutes. Remove and let cool some before chopping the poblano peppers. After they have cooled, peel as much as the outer skin as possible, but don't stress over every bit. You will then need to destem and remove all the seeds and chop into chunks. Make sure to remove the seeds, as they will make the soup unbearably hot. NOTE: If using bell peppers instead, preheat oven to just 400 degrees and chop the bell peppers into small chunks prior to roasting. Sprinkle salt and pepper on top. You will need to only cook them for about 10 minutes until tender. Cook the garlic at the same time on the same pan. Place the whole garlic cloves with skin still on, on the pan.
• While the peppers are roasting, chop your potatoes into 1/2 inch chunks and finely chop your onion.
• Add the broth, onion, 2 teaspoons salt (and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper if using bell peppers in the soup) to a pot over medium heat. Once it starts to boil, let the onions cook 5 minutes.
• Add the potatoes and cover and cook for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender.
• Peel the roasted garlic and add it to the soup. Add the nutritional yeast (if using) as well. Using a hand immersion blender, puree the soup until it's smooth and thick.
• Add the reserved chopped poblano peppers and stir through. If you want the poblano flavor more disbursed, puree about half of them in it. This will distribute small pieces of poblano flecks throughout the soup. Reserve a few to garnish the top of the soup. Taste and add any more salt if desired, mine needed an extra 1/2 teaspoon. Add to bowls and serve. Squeeze fresh lime juice on top and some paprika for garnish. The lime juice really brightens up the flavors and goes well with the heat of the poblano peppers.

POBLANO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a grill or grill pan to medium-high heat. Grill the poblanos skin-side down until blistering, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly.
• While the poblanos are cooling, spray the grill pan with nonstick cooking spray and grill the Cotija cheese on all sides until browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool. Cube the cheese and reserve for garnish.
• Remove and discard the blistered skin from the poblanos. Dice 1 poblano and reserve for garnish. Roughly chop the remaining 2 poblanos.
• Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions and the 2 chopped poblanos and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in the Jack cheese. Pour in the 1 quart chicken broth and bring to a rolling boil. Add the cilantro. Boil for 30 seconds and then remove from the heat. Carefully puree until smooth with a handheld immersion blender or in 2 to 3 batches in a blender (do not fill the blender more than halfway full per batch). Stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon butter.
• Make a cornstarch slurry by whisking together the cornstarch with 4 teaspoons cold water or chicken broth in a small bowl. Stir the slurry into the soup to thicken. Season with salt.
• Garnish with the pepitas, diced poblano and grilled Cotija cheese.

POTATO POBLANO SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy Dutch oven or stockpot, fry the bacon over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until it starts to brown. Toss in the onions, half of the diced Poblanos, the salt and pepper and cook until slightly golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Spoon out any excess fat. Stir in the garlic and cook briefly just to release the aroma, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour in the chicken stock, add the potatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook 20 minutes. Puree in a food processor or blender just until smooth, being careful not to over-process. Over-working will result in a gummy soup. Return to the pot, stir in the Crema, Creme Fraiche or sour cream and bring just to a boil. Stir in the remaining Poblanos for garnish. Sprinkle with grated Anejo, if desired, and serve hot.

POTATO POBLANO SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onion in bacon grease until softened.
• Add poblano and garlic and saute several more minutes.
• Add chicken stock and potatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes until potatoes are tender.
• Puree with stick blender (or CAREFULLY in regular blender or food processor), being careful not to overprocess (which results in gummy soup).
• Stir in sour cream. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve sprinkled with queso fresco cheese.

POBLANO PEPPER AND POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. Broil or grill the peppers and red pepper until black and blistery: Place peppers into a ziplock and let steam for 10 mins. loosen skins; Peel peppers and remove seeds. chopp coarsely I have started to do the same with the jalapeno and its adds great flavor without all the heat. Also, I like to cook the peppers outside on grill.
• 2. Bring the chopped roasted peppers, chicken broth and next 4 ingred to a boil over med heat. Smmer 15 min or until potato is tender. Take a potato masher and mash the potoatoes as best you can in the broth.
• 3. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat whisk in flour and cook one min. add salt, dry mustard and grd pepper until smooth.. Cook whisking while gradually adding 1/2 & 1/2. Stir white sauce and milk into both and heat 8-10 min till bubbly.
• 4. Sprinkle each serving with garnishes.

TOMATO-POBLANO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Cut chiles in half lengthwise; discard seeds and membranes. Place chile halves, skin side up, on a foil-lined baking sheet; flatten with hand. Broil 18 minutes or until blackened. Place in a zip-top plastic bag; seal. Let stand 10 minutes. Peel and coarsely chop.
• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion to pan; saute 3 minutes. Add cumin, coriander, and garlic to pan; saute 1 minute.
• Using kitchen shears, coarsely chop tomatoes in the can. Add tomatoes, chiles, and broth to pan, stirring to combine; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes. Remove from heat and cool for 5 minutes.
• Place half of tomato mixture in a blender. Remove center piece of blender lid to allow steam to escape, and secure lid. Place a clean towel over opening in lid to avoid splatters. Blend until almost smooth. Pour into a large bowl. Repeat with remaining tomato mixture. Stir in juice and salt.
• Top servings of soup with cilantro and sour cream; serve with lime wedges if desired.