While in Mexico City attending a press event with the board of tourism, I ate my way through that city like nobody’s business.
Tacos. Floutas. Flan. More tacos. Soup, salsa verde, picco de gaio; the list goes on and on. Dude, I even ate grasshoppers – and they weren’t entirely disgusting! Ha!
I had never eaten anything with Poblano peppers in it before and ended up eating them in quite a few things while in Mexico City. you know what? I actually liked them! They are a bit spicy for me, but the flavor is so amazing that I didn’t even care!
One of my favorite dishes was from this little restaurant called El Fogoncito. Located in the Centr0 Historico neighborhood, this is the decades-old, original restaurant that led to a chain of restaurants all over Mexico City.
This Poblano Pepper Soup had Poblano peppers, a bit of corn, croutons and a creamy cheese on top. It was amazing!
Of course I had to come home and try to recreate this amazing Poblano pepper soup recipe…it looked nothing like the one I had in Mexico City, but it still tasted amazing!
Roasted Poblano Pepper Soup Recipe
Roasted Poblano Pepper Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 poblano peppers
- 2 cups chicken broth
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 cups milk
- 3 tablespoons margarine
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sweet corn kernals
- Soft queso cheese for drizzling on top
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to broil. Put the poblano chile peppers on a parchment-lined cookie sheet cook until the skins begin to blacken and blister, rotating the chile peppers until all sides are evenly black and the outer skin is blistering off the peppers. This took me about 20 minutes total.
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Peel the skins off of each pepper under cold running water. Remove the stems and seeds and be careful not to touch your eyes!
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Combine the chile peppers, broth, salt, pepper and nutmeg in a blender, blending until smooth.
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In a saucepan over medium heat, warm up the milk and set it aside. In another saucepan over medium heat, melt your butter, add the flour and stir well. Add the milk and whisk until it's blended evenly. Add the chile pepper mixture and corn, whisking to combine everything, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
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Pour into bowls and top with a drizzle of melted queso!
LyndaS says
July 5, 2013 at 10:13 amI haven’t had poblano peppers before. I should try this soup. Looks “comforting.”
A Time Out for Mommy- Elaina says
July 5, 2013 at 12:47 pmI’m not sure this is my thing.. I like peppers but it may be a bit much in my soup. It does look good though..
Angela says
July 5, 2013 at 4:40 pmI like a little bit of heat in my food, so I probably would really enjoy this. It looks yummy!
Rachel says
July 5, 2013 at 6:11 pmI LOOOOOVE poblanos — they are probably my favorite pepper. I bet this was really good!
Marcie W. says
July 5, 2013 at 6:37 pmI think I would really enjoy this soup and I believe by removing the seeds you tone the heat down a bit right?
HilLesha says
July 5, 2013 at 7:05 pmSounds like something I’d like. 🙂
Mellisa says
July 5, 2013 at 9:24 pmYou know as I have gotten older I really appreciate a little extra spice in my food. I think I would love this.
Ty says
July 5, 2013 at 10:37 pmI don’t like peppers, they’re too hot for me!
Kathleen says
July 5, 2013 at 11:29 pmLooks and sounds delicious!
Kelly says
July 5, 2013 at 11:40 pmThat looks yum and I love spicy food!
Sheri says
July 5, 2013 at 11:45 pmI don’t know if I would like this, but it sounds interesting.
Penelope (NYC Blogger) says
July 6, 2013 at 12:31 amVery yummy, a fave of mine!
Robin Gagnon says
July 6, 2013 at 12:50 amI love roasted poblanos so I’d most likely enjoy this.
Jennifer The Quirky Momma says
July 6, 2013 at 1:49 amNow I know what to do with all the poblanos I bought for my son. He is gone for the weekend and this will make a nice homecoming dinner!
Shell Feis says
July 6, 2013 at 5:05 amOh that looks amazing! I love peppers.
Stefanie says
July 6, 2013 at 11:03 amYum! I love Mexican food– especially dishes with peppers.
Tiff says
July 6, 2013 at 4:09 pmI’ve never seen or heard of Poblano peppers, I wonder where you get them?
Vanessa: thequeenofswag says
July 6, 2013 at 4:37 pmThat looks delish! Must try it.
maryann says
July 6, 2013 at 7:13 pmthat looks like a great soup.
Lolo says
July 6, 2013 at 11:11 pmFirst, I would love to go to Mexico City! Second, that soup looks amazing!
Crystal says
July 7, 2013 at 7:40 pmIt doesn’t look anything like it but it DOES look delicious!
Leilani says
July 8, 2013 at 1:16 amYUM! This sounds right up my alley! I love peppers.
Jennifer says
July 8, 2013 at 1:51 amI wanted to let you know that I made this for dinner tonight. It was awesome! My husband loved it. It has just the right amount of heat. The nutmeg adds such an interesting dimension. I will be making this and different versions of this soup for ever! Thanks for posting this!
Becca says
July 8, 2013 at 11:22 pmThis probably has too much kick for me but yum!
Liz says
July 9, 2013 at 1:15 amYes, I could totally get into that! It looks sooooo good!