Roasted Poblano Potato Soup Food

ROASTED POBLANO SOUP WITH POTATOES AND CHEDDAR

Steps:

• Turn on the oven broiler.
• Arrange the poblanos on a baking sheet, and broil, taking care not to burn, and turning frequently. The peppers are ready when they are blistered and charred on all sides.
• Remove from the oven, place in a large bowl, and cover with plastic wrap. Steam for 10 minutes.
• Remove seeds, and do your best to peel skin from poblanos.
• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat.
• Add the onion, and cook until translucent, 5-7 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook for one minute until fragrant.
• Add the poblano peppers, carrots, celery, potatoes, chicken stock and salt.
• Cook for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Using an immersion blender, puree the soup until creamy and smooth.
• Stir in the cheddar and milk, stirring until cheese has completely melted and incorporated into the soup.

ROASTED POBLANO POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium sauté pan, fry bacon until crisp; crumble and set aside. Reserve 2 tablespoons of bacon drippings.
• In a small sauté pan, add bacon drippings, chiles and garlic; sauté over medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat. In a large saucepot, bring 8 cups of water to a rolling boil. Whisk in DRY soup mix, and add sautéed chiles and garlic. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 25 minutes, or until potatoes are cooked, stirring occasionally. Be careful not to overcook soup.
• Remove soup from heat and stir in pepper jack cheese.
• Garnish with bacon crumbles and green onions.

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:

• 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.

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.