Potato Poblano Soup Recipes

6 INGREDIENT ROASTED POBLANO PEPPER POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• First, preheat an oven to 450 degrees and line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Place your whole poblano peppers on the pan and roast for 15 minutes until they look very browned/charred and the skin is crisping. After 5 minutes of cooking, add the garlic cloves (with skin still on!) onto the pan and let them both cook the remaining 10 minutes. Remove and let cool some before chopping the poblano peppers. After they have cooled, peel as much as the outer skin as possible, but don't stress over every bit. You will then need to destem and remove all the seeds and chop into chunks. Make sure to remove the seeds, as they will make the soup unbearably hot. NOTE: If using bell peppers instead, preheat oven to just 400 degrees and chop the bell peppers into small chunks prior to roasting. Sprinkle salt and pepper on top. You will need to only cook them for about 10 minutes until tender. Cook the garlic at the same time on the same pan. Place the whole garlic cloves with skin still on, on the pan.
• While the peppers are roasting, chop your potatoes into 1/2 inch chunks and finely chop your onion.
• Add the broth, onion, 2 teaspoons salt (and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper if using bell peppers in the soup) to a pot over medium heat. Once it starts to boil, let the onions cook 5 minutes.
• Add the potatoes and cover and cook for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender.
• Peel the roasted garlic and add it to the soup. Add the nutritional yeast (if using) as well. Using a hand immersion blender, puree the soup until it's smooth and thick.
• Add the reserved chopped poblano peppers and stir through. If you want the poblano flavor more disbursed, puree about half of them in it. This will distribute small pieces of poblano flecks throughout the soup. Reserve a few to garnish the top of the soup. Taste and add any more salt if desired, mine needed an extra 1/2 teaspoon. Add to bowls and serve. Squeeze fresh lime juice on top and some paprika for garnish. The lime juice really brightens up the flavors and goes well with the heat of the poblano peppers.

POTATO AND POBLANO GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Spray a glass 9 1/2-inch, deep dish pie dish with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine the poblano strips and corn.
• In a small bowl, mix together the half-and-half and crema.
• Arrange 1/2 of the potato rounds, overlapping slightly, in the prepared pie dish. Sprinkle 1/2 of the poblano-corn mixture on top, season with the salt and pepper, and top with 1/3 of the cheese. Repeat the layers, ending with the cheese. Pour the cream mixture over the potatoes. Place the pie dish on a baking sheet. Cover the dish tightly with foil. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until the potatoes are tender and the cheese is golden brown, about 30 minutes longer.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
• Cook's Note: For easy peeling, enclose the charred poblanos tightly in a plastic bag.

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.

POTATO POBLANO SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onion in bacon grease until softened.
• Add poblano and garlic and saute several more minutes.
• Add chicken stock and potatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes until potatoes are tender.
• Puree with stick blender (or CAREFULLY in regular blender or food processor), being careful not to overprocess (which results in gummy soup).
• Stir in sour cream. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve sprinkled with queso fresco cheese.

POTATO POBLANO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large stockpot over med-high heat. Sauté garlic, onion, chiles, cumin, salt and pepper about 7 minutes.
• Add chicken broth and potatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered about 30 minutes until potatoes are tender.
• Purée in a blender (or use immersion blender to desired consistency. Return to pot and add milk. Serve hot.

MULTI-POTATO POBLANO CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook and stir bacon and onion in a large pot until tender, about 5 minutes. Add red potatoes; cook and stir until crispy, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in diced potatoes and cook until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Bring chicken broth to a boil in a saucepan. Add yellow potatoes and russet potatoes; cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir into the bacon mixture.
• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place poblano pepper cut-side down on top.
• Cook under the preheated broiler until skin has blackened and blistered, 5 to 8 minutes. Place into a bowl and tightly seal with plastic wrap. Let cool, about 15 minutes. Peel off skin and chop flesh.
• Combine chopped pepper, Alfredo sauce, Chardonnay, Parmesan cheese, and garlic in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until simmering, about 4 minutes. Pour over bacon and potato mixture. Simmer until flavors combine, about 10 minutes.