Crema De Queso Cubana Cheese Soup Recipes

CREMA DE QUESO CUBANA (CHEESE SOUP)

Steps:

• Note: Do not cook over high heat!
• Whisk the butter with the flour and cook a little until golden in color (approx. 6 minutes).
• Add the milk or the half and half slowly to make a thick cream.
• Once mixture is hot, remove from heat, add the cheese and stir until dissolved.
• Add salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste.

CHEESE SOUP - CALDO DE QUESO

Steps:

• Toast the flour (no oil, no grease, just add the flour to a medium hot pan and move it until the flour color goes from white to golden or light brown) take the flour out of the pan and clean the pan with a napkin,
• Add oil to the pan and when the oil is hot add the potatoes to brown them, (the potatoes in pieces 1inch aprox) add some salt. You don't want the potatoes fully cooked because you are going to add them to the soup later, but you want them sealed.
• Take the potatoes out, then add to the same pan the garlic and the onion finely chopped, for like 2-3 minutes and add there the anaheim green peppers (if you have a gas stove you can take the peel out of the chilis if you don't nevermind) the green peppers should be finely chopped also, and mix them with the onion and garlic.
• At the end add the tomato finely chopped also, and mix it with the onion, garlic and green chiles.
• Add the toasted flour and mix.
• Add the boiling water and the chicken bouillon, salt, pepper.
• Add the potatoes and the milk, and as soon as it boils, add the cheese pieces (1 in approx) let it boil for like a minute and turn it off. (Because the cheese falls to the bottom of the soup pan and it is hard to fish for it ;) I add it to each plate at the end but thats up to you).

CALDO DE QUESO (CHEESE SOUP)

Steps:

• Cook onions, jalapeno, and garlic in oil in large saucepan until tender.
• Do not scorch or overcook.
• Add tomatoes and cook for 15 minutes, then stir in chile strips and cilantro.
• Add water and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• In another large saucepan heat milk, cheese, and butter over medium heat, being careful not to scorch, just until cheese is melted.
• Add tomatoes and bring to a high simmer.
• Do not boil.
• Serve.