Spicy Cold Tomatillo Soup Recipes

TOMATILLO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil over high heat in a large saucepan or Dutch oven. Saute chicken in oil until both sides are browned, approximately 2 minutes per side. Remove the chicken, and set aside.
• Add onions and garlic to saucepan, and saute until golden. Stir in the tomatillos, jalapeno peppers, and broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover the pot, and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• Puree vegetables in batches in a blender or food processor. Return to pot, and reheat. At this point taste the soup; if not piquant enough, add cayenne pepper or pepper sauce.
• Slice the chicken into thin slices, and then shred. Stir into soup. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• When ready to serve, stir in the minced cilantro and ladle into bowls. Put a dollop of sour cream on top of each portion, and let it melt a bit. Top each dollop with a single cilantro leaf, and serve immediately.

SPICY COLD TOMATILLO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat broiler. Place tomatillos, garlic, and serrano chile in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet, and roast until tomatillos are soft and browned in spots, about 5 minutes. Turn all items; continue cooking until other side is soft and browned, about 5 minutes more. Remove from heat; let cool slightly.
• Transfer baking sheet to a wire rack; let cool completely. Peel garlic; place cloves in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Add tomatillos, serrano, and any accumulated juices along with cucumber, onion, cilantro, stock, lime juice, and salt; blend until mixture is smooth. Add yogurt and the water; process until they are just combined.
• Transfer to a large bowl or plastic storage container; cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 2 hours. To serve, ladle into bowls; garnish with avocado.

CHILLED TOMATILLO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the tomatillos with enough water to cover in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes, or until tender. Drain tomatillos.
• In a large food processor (or in batches in the blender, or using a stick blender), process the tomatillos, onion, poblanos, lime juice, cilantro, cumin, salt, sugar, and garlic until smooth.
• Combine the tomatillo mixture with the half and half and jicama in a bowl and mix well. Cover and refrigerate to allow flavors to meld (1 to 4 hours).
• Ladle the soup into bowls. Garnish each with additional tomatillos, cilantro, and almonds.
• For a smoother soup, process the jicama as well.
• For a heated soup, you may find it neccessary to thin with chicken stock.

MEXICAN SPICY TOMATILLO SAUCE

Steps:

• Place tomatillos and serrano peppers into a medium pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and let simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat, drain, and let cool, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Place cooled tomatillos and serrano peppers, onion, sour cream, cilantro, avocado, garlic, salt, and pepper into an electric blender and puree until almost liquid.

CHILLED TOMATILLO AND CUCUMBER SOUP

Steps:

• Char poblano chilies over gas flame or under broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose in paper bag; cool 10 minutes. Peel and seed chilies, then cut into 1-inch pieces.
• Heat oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; saut 5 minutes. Add tomatillos and cucumber; saut until onion begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Add broth and poblano chilies; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tomatillos are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in jalape‱os, lime juice and cilantro. Cool completely. Working in batches, puree soup in blender. Transfer to large bowl; stir in cream. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Chill soup until cold, at least 3 hours or overnight. Divide soup among 6 bowls. Sprinkle with green onions and serve.
• *Fresh green chilies, often called pasillas; available at Latin American markets and some supermarkets.

COLD SPICED TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat heavy saucepan. Add mustard and cumin seeds and cook over high heat until they begin to sputter and dance around. Stir in the jalapeno and ginger, lower the heat and cook gently for a couple of minutes. Stir in the turmeric and, if using, the asafetida (a powdered gum resin).
• Stir in the tomatoes and bring to a simmer, stirring. Add the water or stock. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat, cover and refrigerate until chilled.
• Just before serving check the seasonings. Serve sprinkled with coriander. Serve the yogurt alongside so it can be stirred in to taste.

CHILLED BUTTERMILK TOMATILLO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent, about 10 minutes. Reduce the heat if the onion begins to brown.
• Add the tomatillos, garlic, and jalapeno and cook for 5 minutes. Raise the heat to medium-high, add the chicken stock, cumin, and cilantro, and cook 10 minutes more. Remove from the heat and cool.
• Pour the mixture into the bowl of a food processer and puree until smooth. Add the buttermilk, salt, and pepper and pulse to combine. Transfer to a bowl and chill in the refrigerator.
• Ladle the soup among 4 bowls and garnish each with a cilantro sprig and the cumin.

MOROCCAN-SPICED COLD TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook onion in oil with spices in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and begins to brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Coarsely chop tomatoes and add to onion mixture with reserved juices, broth, honey, 1 tablespoon parsley, and 1 tablespoon cilantro, then bring to a boil. Transfer soup to a metal bowl set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water. Cool soup, stirring occasionally, until cold, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste, then stir in remaining parsley and cilantro.