SOPA DE PLATANO - PLANTAIN SOUP

Sopa de Platano - Plantain Soup image

This is one of the best soups if you like plantains.

Provided by Armando Sepulveda-Sheffield

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes

Time 41m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil, or as desired
½ cup chopped white onion
1 tablespoon sofrito
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 bay (laurel) leaf
salt and ground black pepper to taste
6 cups chicken stock
2 large green plantains, peeled and grated

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat; cook and stir onion until tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Add sofrito, garlic, cumin, bay leaf, salt, and pepper; cook and stir until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add chicken stock and bring to a boil.
Stir plantain into mixture and cook until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove bay leaf and blend mixture with an immersion blender until soup is smooth and thick.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 155.7 calories, Carbohydrate 32 g, Cholesterol 0.7 mg, Fat 3.8 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 744.8 mg, Sugar 14.9 g