Reata's Jalapeno and Cilantro Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons corn oil
• 3 jalapenos, diced
• 1/2 Spanish onion, diced
• 1 avocado, peeled and diced
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes in juice
• 8 cups heavy cream
• Salt, to taste
• Black pepper, to taste
• White pepper, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon finely diced garlic
• 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped

Instructions

1. Heat oil and sauté jalapenos and onion.
2. Add avocado and tomatoes and their juice and bring to a boil.
3. Add all remaining ingredients and reduce, over a happy simmer, by 25 percent. You'll end up with about 8 to 8 1/2 cups.
4. Adjust seasonings and stir in cilantro.
5. Serve immediately.

Attribution

Fort Worth Star Telegram