Southwestern Recipes
Sopa de Queso (Cheese Soup)
Ingredients
- 1 onion, minced
- 2 roasted green chiles, diced with skins and seeds removed or 1 (3 ounce) can diced green chiles
- 3 fresh tomatoes (or canned)
- 3 raw potatoes, diced
- 1 pound longhorn cheese, grated
- 1 clove garlic or 1/3 teaspoon garlic powder
- 8 cups water
- 5 or 6 chicken bouillon cubes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
Instructions
- Fry onion slightly in oil. Add chiles and tomatoes and cook for a short
while.
- Dissolve bouillon cubes in 8 cups water. Add water, salt, potatoes and garlic.
Simmer until potatoes are done, about 30 minutes.
- Ladle soup into bowls. Top each bowl with generous dollops of grated cheese.
- Chop cilantro and use as a garnish on top of soup.