sopa de chile verde (green chile soup)

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Linda Coover
Lawrence, KS

A Mexican dinner without soup is only a snack.

(1 rating)
yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients For sopa de chile verde (green chile soup)

  • 3
    bell peppers
  • 4
    mild,long green chiles,or 6 poblano chiles roasted, peeled and cleaned
  • 1 sm
    chopped onion
  • 1/2 c
    cream
  • 1 qt
    beef stock
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 2 Tbsp
    flour
  • salt/pepper
  • 6 oz
    cream cheese

How To Make sopa de chile verde (green chile soup)

  • 1
    Wash the bell peppers,snip off stems and discard,simmer in water in covered pan for 5 mins.Drain,peel,cut open,discard seeds and veins, cut into strips. Combine peppers,chiles,onion and cream and blend until smooth, using some of the stock if more liquid is needed to blend. Melt the butter. Blend in the flour.Stirring constantly,gradually add the bell pepper-chile mixture and the rest of the beef stock.Add salt/pepper to taste. Stir until soup is thickened and smooth. Remove from the stove and serve hot with generous dabs of the cream cheese.

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