San Luis Green Chile Soup

Ingredients

Soup

• 6 medium, fresh Anaheim chiles
• 1 large red bell pepper
• 1 fresh jalapeño pepper, sliced
• 2 ounces salt pork, diced
• 1/2 pound boned chicken breast, thinly sliced
• 1/2 pound pork butt steak, thinly sliced
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 small clove garlic, minced
• 3/4 cup tomato sauce
• 2 quarts chicken broth, warmed
• 1/2 cup peeled, seeded and diced tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro

Garnish

• Avocado slices
• Sour cream

Instructions

1. Roast Anaheim chiles, red pepper and jalapeño under hot broiler close to heat until skins blister, turning to char on all sides. Place in plastic bag for 10 minutes.
2. Peel, dice and set aside.
3. In large skillet, cook salt pork until fat is rendered. Remove salt pork with slotted spoon; drain on paper towel.
4. Increase heat and sauté chicken and pork quickly until browned. Drain and set aside.
5. Melt butter in large saucepan. Add onion and cook until transparent. Add flour and cook stirring until roux is golden brown.
6. Remove roux from heat and stir in chili powder, cumin, garlic and tomato sauce.
7. Whisk in warm chicken broth and heat to simmering.
8. Add chiles, red pepper, jalapeño, salt pork, chicken and pork to soup. Heat thoroughly and stir in tomatoes and cilantro. Heat to simmering.

Posted by Tiffany at Recipe Goldmine 1/17/2002 3:11 pm.

Source: Jim Vorheis