A rich soup with flavors that are reminisent of Mexican Chile Rellenos. Absolutely delicious!
Course Soups and Stews
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword chile, relleno, salsa, soup, tomato
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 6Servings
Calories 529kcal
Author Barb
Ingredients
5mediumpoblano peppers
2Tablespoonsbutter
2Tablespoonsolive oil
1medium onionchopped
1jalapenofinely diced
6clovesgarlic minced
¼cupcilantro chopped
½cupflour
2cupschicken broth
2cupshalf and half
1teaspoonsalt
½tsppepper
6ouncesQueso Fresca cheesecrumbled.
For Garnish
Tortilla Chips
Sour Cream
Salsa
Instructions
Clean and dry the poblano peppers. Places them on gas burners or on a cookie sheet covered in foil. Roast for 5 minutes on each side either on the burners or on the cookies sheet placed under the broiler. Roast until skin has blackened. Remove from the oven and place the chiles in a plastic bag and seal. Set aside to cool.
Melt the butter and olive oil in a large pan over medium heat and saute the onions and jalapeno until softened. Add the garlic and cilantro and cook for about 2 minutes.
Add the flour to the vegetable mixture and cook for 2 minutes on low, then add the chicken broth, half and half and the salt and pepper. Simmer on low heat.
Once the chiles have cooled, remove them from the plastic bag. Scrape the chiles under cold running water with a knife to remove all of the blackened skin. Cut off the stem and cut in half to remove the seeds.
Chop the chiles into medium size pieces and add them to the soup along with the crumbled queso fresco cheese; simmer on low for an additional 15-20 minutes.
To serve, top with crumbled tortilla chips, sour cream and salsa.
Notes
I added the Queso Fresco cheese with the chopped Poblano Peppers and knew it would not entirely melt; leaving little pillows of cheese in the mix. If you prefer your soup be creamier, add the cheese prior to the poblanos and blend the mixture with an immersion blender first.Fresh Salsa:
2 medium tomato or 1 large tomato, roughly chopped
1 thick slice onion, finely chopped
2 Tbsp chopped Cilantro
1 tsp olive oil
1/2 tsp lime juice
Pinch or two of salt
Pepper to taste
Add all ingredients to bowl, mix and let sit in fridge for at least 15 minutes.