soup du jour

Ingredients For soup du jour

• 6 – ½ ears of corn on the cob { frozen is perfectly alright for this soup }
• 1 – 27 ounce can el pato mexican hot tomato sauce, you can find this at most better supermarkets and of course in mexican stores. it can also be purchased on line.
• 1 – 16 ounce can white beans { frijoles blanco’s } un~drained
• 2 large onions { roughly chopped }
• 5 large cloves of garlic { grated }
• 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar
• 4 fresh beef chorizo sausages { remove the casings } and give them a rough chop
• ¾ of a pound piece of a pork loin roast { if you have more use it, or if you have less it’s alright too }
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 tablespoon unsalted butter { divided 1 and 2 }
• 2 - 14.5 ounce cans fire roasted tomatoes
• ½ fresh lime { cut into ¼s } use the other ½ to squeeze on the soup
• 1 serrano chili pepper { leave the seeds and the vein in } for less heat remove them make sure you either wear gloves or wash your hands really well after handling peppers
• 2 whole serrano’s with just the stem removed { optional }
• 1 – 12 ounce can vernor’s ginger ale { or you can add 12 ounces of water, broth or beer if you’re so inclined }
• fine sea salt and fresh ground pepper { i don’t salt & pepper this while it is cooking, there are so many flavors going on, i put the salt and pepper on the table and let everyone do their own thing }
• 2 squares mexican chocolate { grated } if you can't find this chocolate you can add dark baking chocolate that is unsweetened, you can also add a dark candy bar type chocolate like a milky way {{{ kidding}}}
• 1 – 10 ounce bag fresh spinach
• TOPPINGS AND SIDES OPTIONAL:
• extra sharp cheddar cheese grated, 1/2 of a red onion { minced fine } greek yogurt, queso fresco { mexican finishing cheese }.
• sour cream, cheese & pepper tortillas {baked till crisp } ½ of a lime sliced,1 red and green serrano peppers minced { for those who like an extra kick like my husband and i do! this is optional of course.