We don’t really get a fall in San Diego. It just gets cooler, and we all bundle up in sweaters, jackets, and scarves. 62 degrees F is frickin’ freezing! People on the East Coast must think we’re a little cray cray. Well, we kinda sorta are. LOL. It’s our version of cold, and that calls for soup. In this case, I made a light and creamy Roasted Poblano and Corn Soup to warm our chilled bellies.
Roasted Poblano and Corn Soup is comfort food for the Mexican soul. You start by roasting the poblanos. In some parts, they refer to them as pasilla. I once was at a grocery store in Mexico where they labeled them “poblanos” in one part of the store, and in the other part of the store, they labeled them “pasilla.” Not kidding. Whatever you call them, buy them and then roast them. If you don’t know how…
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Then stick the roasted poblanos, evaporated milk, onion and garlic in your handy dandy blender. Then let her rip!
Add the poblano mixture to the stockpot. Cover and reduce to low heat. Bring to a simmer.
It’s at this point that you want to add your frozen corn. Once it begins to simmer again, add the crema mexicana. If you can’t find crema mexicana, you can use half and half or heavy cream. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Just enough to heat it up, but don’t let it boil. Roasted Poblano and Corn Soup is delicious, rich, and deeply satisfying. Instead of a pot of gold, this a big pot of yummy green. Hope you enjoy!
Roasted Poblano and Corn Soup
Ingredients
- 4 poblano pepper roasted
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ½ onion finely diced
- 1 can evaporated milk
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 cup corn frozen
- 1 cup crema mexicana or half and half
- 1 cup chicken broth or vegetable broth
- 1 teaspoon Salt (adjust to your taste)
Instructions
- Roast chiles poblanos, peel, stem removed, and de-vein.
- Rough chop and set aside.
- In a large stockpot, add butter and saute the onions until translucent. 1-2 minutes.
- In a blender, add roasted chiles, evaporated milk, garlic, and onion.
- Blend until smooth.
- Add the poblano mixture and chicken broth to the stockpot.
- Cover and reduce heat to low.
- Let simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add the corn and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Add the crema mexicana (or half and half, if using).
- Stir to combine.
- Heat for 1-2 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Nutrition
This soup is excellent made as is or with the substitution of ingredients on hand. I have made it to the letter of the published recipe and I have also made it substituting ingredients I have on hand. You need about 20 ounces of cream or milk based product and I didn’t have any condensed milk so I just used whole milk and half-and-half. Tonight I added shredded white meat chicken left over from a grocery store rotisserie chicken to make it a bit more hearty. Poblanos are a very mild pepper so if you like a little more spice splash in a little hot sauce. As you can tell this is a very flexible, forgiving recipe. Enjoy!
Nice..! your roasted poblano corn soup looks so delicious & yummy. Thanks for sharing…..!
Thank you. This soup is a favorite.