Best Cavanaghs Cream Of Poblano Soup Recipes

CREAM OF POBLANO SOUP

Steps:

• Cut three tortillas into ninths; place in food processor and chop until fine.
• Add flour,chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper; blend to the consistency of cornmeal.
• Place oil in stockpot over medium high heat; add onion, 1/2 cup poblano pepper, and garlic and sauté until the onion is transparent.
• Add butter and let it melt.
• Add tortilla-flour mixture to the pan and mix to form a roux.
• Cook 4-5 minutes stirring constantly with a whisk- do not let mixture burn.
• While stirring, slowly add broth, scraping down sides and bottom often.
• Add half and half, bring to a slow simmer and cook 7-10 minutes.
• Do not let soup come to a hard boil.
• Turn off heat and let cool a bit.
• Add chicken before serving.
• Top each serving with shredded cheese, diced poblano pepper and tortillas strips.

POBLANO CREAM SOUP

Steps:

• Roast chiles:
• Roast chiles on their sides on racks of gas burners, 1 or 2 per burner, on medium-high (or on rack of a broiler pan about 2 inches from heat), turning with tongs, until skins are blackened all over, 4 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl, then cover and let stand 20 minutes. Peel chiles, then stem, seed, devein, and coarsely chop.
• Make soup:
• Heat spices in oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring, until fragrant and oil begins to simmer, 1 to 2 minutes. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Add roasted chiles and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
• Purée chile mixture with cilantro and 3 cups broth (total) in 2 or 3 batches in a blender until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), about 2 minutes per batch.
• Return mixture to cleaned saucepan and add cream. Bring to a simmer, adding more broth to thin if necessary, and season with salt.

CREAM OF POBLANO SOUP

Steps:

• Chop the onion and poblanos into small pieces.
• In a 6-quart saucepan over medium heat, heat the olive oil. Add the onions and poblanos and a heavy pinch of salt and sweat for 10 minutes. Add the potatoes and the vegetable broth, increase the heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the potatoes are soft, approximately 30 minutes.
• Turn off the heat and puree the mixture with an immersion blender until smooth. Stir in the half-and-half, buttermilk, salt and pepper.

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.

CREAM OF POBLANO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine chiles in a blender with 1 can of milk and chicken stock powder.
• Season to taste with white pepper.
• Melt butter in a casserole over low heat; add cornstarch and cook, stirring constantly.
• Add the remaining can of milk, squash and corn.
• Bring to a boil and simmer, stirring constantly, about 4 minutes or until corn and squash are tender.
• Sprinkle with grated cheese.