Pork And Poblano Soup Food

PORK POSOLE

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a medium (11-inch) pot or Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset, over medium-high heat. Add the pork and saute for 5 to 10 minutes, until lightly browned on all sides. Transfer the pork and any liquid to a bowl and set aside. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in the pot, add the onions, and saute over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the poblano and bell peppers and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic, chili powder, and oregano and cook for one minute. Return the pork and its juices to the pot.
• Add the chicken stock and salsa verde and bring to a simmer. Stir in the hominy, black beans, corn chips, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper and simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 1 teaspoon salt, depending on the saltiness of the chicken stock and the chips.
• To serve, ladle the posole into large soup bowls. Garnish with a squeeze of lime and top with avocado, scallions, radishes, tortilla chips, Cheddar, and sour cream. Serve hot.

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.

PORK CHOPS WITH CREAMY POBLANO SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir the chili powder, cumin and garlic powder in a small bowl. Season the pork with the salt and black pepper. Season the pork with the chili powder mixture.
• Heat the oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook for 6 minutes or until browned on both sides. Remove the pork from the skillet. Pour off any fat.
• Stir the soup and milk in the skillet and heat to a boil. Return the pork to the skillet. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook until the pork is cooked through. Serve the pork with the sauce. Sprinkle with the cilantro.

POBLANO PORK STEW

Steps:

• In a big skillet, brown the pork in hot oil (do this in batches if necessary); drain well.
• Add the potatoes, onions, poblano peppers, jalapeno pepper, garlic, and stick cinnamon to a 4 quart slow-cooker.
• Add the meat.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the chicken broth, undrained tomatoes, chili powder, oregano, and black pepper; pour over ingredients in the slow-cooker.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 8-10 hours.
• Discard cinnamon stick.
• Add in cilantro; stir.
• Adjust seasoning to taste, if necessary.
• Add hot cooked rice to individual soup bowls; ladle hot stew over rice; serve.

CORN AND ROASTED POBLANO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the milk, cumin seeds, bay leaves and rosemary in a medium saucepan. Place over low heat and bring nearly to a simmer. (Do not boil.) Remove from the heat and let sit 20 minutes to infuse.
• Heat the olive oil or butter in a large saucepan or stockpot over medium heat. Cook the onions with the salt until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Add the garlic and ground cumin and cook, stirring frequently, 5 minutes. Then stir in the corn kernels and diced chilies and continue cooking over low heat 5 more minutes.
• Using your finest strainer, strain the infused herbal milk into the corn and chili mixture. Bring to a very slow simmer over low heat. Gently simmer 15 minutes.
• Pour one third of the soup into a food processor or blender and puree. Stir back into the soup pot. Serve hot with the chives as garnish.

PORK AND POBLANO GREEN CHILI POT

Steps:

• Char the poblano peppers all over by placing the peppers on stovetop burners or under a hot broiler until black, turning frequently. Place the charred peppers in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap to steam them as they cool. Rub the skins off the poblanos and jalapenos with paper towel or peel by hand, then seed the peppers and chop.
• Meanwhile, heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a medium-size Dutch oven over medium heat, add the onions and sweat 10 minutes then add the garlic and tomatillos and cook 10 minutes more; season with salt and pepper. Place the cooked onion-tomatillo mixture in a food processor with cilantro, cumin, honey, and puree. Add the puree back to the Dutch oven, then stir in the chopped peppers and chicken stock. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat to low for the flavors to combine. Slice and finely chop the cooked pork and stir into the chili. When the soup returns to a bubble, turn off the stove, cool completely and store for make-ahead meal.
• To reheat the chili: Place in covered pot over medium heat and cook until the pork comes to a bubble, stir in the juice of 1 lime and turn off the heat. Slice the remaining lime into wedges and serve alongside the chili.
• For the cheesy polenta: In medium saucepan, bring the chicken stock and milk to a boil. Whisk in the polenta, stirring until the polenta just pulls from the side of the pot. Stir in the Manchego cheese and serve warm.

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.

CREAMY POBLANO PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Remove visible fat from chops & sprinkle with Emeril's seasoning.
• Heat olive oil in frying pan & quickly brown the chops on both sides.
• Remove meat to a baking dish & add onion & poblano to oil. Cook & stir till both soften, 3-4 minutes.
• Add minced garlic & cook for another 2 minutes.
• Pour in wine to deglaze the pan.
• Stir in soup & cilantro. Heat through.
• Pour sauce mixture over pork chops, cover tightly with foil & bake for 45 minutes.
• Before serving, garnish with additional cilantro sprigs, if desired.

VINCENT PRICE SOPA POBLANO - POBLANO CHILE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat the oil, then add the pork and sauté over medium heat, stirring frequently, until browned, about 7 minutes.
• Add the chopped onion, corn, poblano chile, zucchini, tomato puree, and the chicken stock.
• Simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Add the avocado and Parmesan cheese, stir to incorporate, then season with salt to taste, and garnish with cilantro springs and serve immediately.

ROASTED POBLANO AND CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Roast whole poblanos on grill or under broiler, until skin turns black and blisters.
• Place blackened chilies in covered dish or paper bag and allow to cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Peel and rinse the skins off the peppers.
• Slit lengthwise and remove the stems, seeds and ribs.
• Pat the chilies dry and then dice; set aside.
• Pour the milk and broth into a heavy saucepan.
• Toast the cumin seeds in a small dry frying pan, shaking the pan constantly until they are aromatic and begin to change color, about 4 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and immediately add to the milk.
• Add the chipotle chilies, adobo sauce, bay leaves and rosemary and place over low heat.
• Cover and bring to a gentle simmer; do not allow to boil.
• Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a stockpot over medium heat, melt the butter with the olive oil.
• Add onions and salt; sauté, stirring, until the onions are soft and golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low, add the garlic and ground cumin, and sauté, stirring constantly, until aromatic, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the corn and poblano chilies, and continue cooking until the corn is lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Strain the milk mixture into the corn mixture.
• Bring to a gentle simmer and continue to simmer until the flavors have melded, about 15 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and let cool for a few minutes.
• Puree one-third of the soup.
• Return the puree to the stockpot, stirring well.
• Add cream and reheat over low heat, stirring gently.
• Taste and adjust the seasonings.
• Garnish with cilantro or green onions and serve.

CALYPSO PORK 'N' GARBANZOS

Steps:

• Place the pork in a large bowl; sprinkle with chili powder. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil; toss to coat. In a large skillet, brown pork in remaining oil over medium heat for 5-6 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove and keep warm. , In the same skillet, saute red pepper and onion for 3-4 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir in the beans, salsa, salt and pork; cook for 3-4 minutes or until heated through.