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Roasted Poblano Soup

Ingredients

  • 4 - 5 poblano peppers
  • 1 onion
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 3 tbls butter
  • 3 tbls all purpose flour
  • 4 cups stock
  • 2 tsp Mexican oregano (optional)
  • pinch of cumin (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp salt (pluse more to taste)
  • freshly ground black pepper

For the Garnish (optional)

  • finely chopped cilantro stems
  • Mexican Crema (or heavy cream)
  • hot sauce
  • freshly ground black pepper

Directions

  1. Rinse the poblanos and roast them in the oven at 400F. Give them a flip after 15 minutes. They'll be mostly roasted in another 10-15 minutes, so 25-30 minutes total roasting time in the oven.
  2. Add 3 tbls butter to a sucepan on medium heat. Roughly chop an onion and add it to the saucepan, cooking for 5-7 minutes or until softened. Mince 4 garlic cloves and add to the onion, cooking for a minute or so.
  3. Add 3 tbls flour to the onion mixture and combine well. Add 4 cups of stock along with 2 tsp mexican organo, a pinch of cumin, 1/2 tsp salt, and freshly cracked black pepper. Sti well. Simmer for 7-8 minutes.
  4. Once the poblano peppers have cooled a bit, pull o ff as much skin as you can but don't worry about getting rid of all of it. Then de-stem and de-seed the poblanos. Roughly chop the poblano and add them to the saucepan.
  5. Cook until everything is at a uniform temp and then combine the mixture in a blender. Be sure to use caution w hen blending hot liquids.
  6. Return mixture to the saucepan and simmer for 5-10 minutes. Salt to taste.
  7. Serve immediately, don't forget to garnish.