Plantain Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, finely chopped
• 1 celery rib, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 -4 1/2 cups chicken stock or 4 -4 1/2 cups broth
• 2 green plantains, peeled, quartered lengthwise & thinly sliced
• 1 bunch cilantro, stemmed and finely chopped
• 1/2-1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 bay leaf
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 add onions, carrots, celery and garlic.
• 3 cook, uncovered, for 3-4 minutes, or until onions are soft but not brown.
• 4 add 4 cups of chicken stock/broth and bring to boil over high heat.
• 5 add plantains, most of the cilantro (reserve a few tablespoons for garnish), cumin, and bay leaf.
• 6 season with salt and pepper.
• 7 return to boil.
• 8 reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered for 40-50 minutes or until plantains very tender.
• 9 remove and discard bay leaf.
• 10 transfer half the soup to blender; puree until smooth.
• 11 return to the pan.
• 12 if soup is too thick, add a little more stock/broth.
• 13 season with more salt/cumin if desired.