Sweet Plantain Soup With Pineapple Blood Orange Salsa

Recipe Ingredients

		Salsa
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Diced fresh pineapple
1		Blood orange - peel, pith removed, supremes diced
1 tablespoon	15ml	Finely-chopped fresh ginger
1		Serrano chile - stemmed, seeded, and minced
2 tablespoons	30ml	Fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Freshly-ground black pepper
		Soup
1 1/2 tablespoons	22ml	Unsalted butter
2 tablespoons	30ml	Ripe plantains - sliced diagonaly (large) into 1 1/2" pieces
2 teaspoons	10ml	Dried oregano - crumbled
2		Leeks, white parts only - well rinsed, and finely sliced
2		Parsnips - peeled, chopped fine (medium)
3 cups	711ml	Chicken stock
3 cups	711ml	Milk
		Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Freshly-ground black pepper

Recipe Instructions

In a small glass bowl, combine all the ingredients for the salsa and toss together gently. Cover and refrigerate for up to 4 hours before using.

In a large heavy skillet, heat the butter over medium heat. Add the plantains with their flat sides down and saute for about 2 minutes, or until slightly softened but not brown. Turn to the other side, add the oregano, leeks and parsnips, cover the pan and cook until all the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Transfer the vegetables to a food processor and puree until smooth, pulsing the machine and scraping down the sides of the machine as necessary. Add 2 cups of the chicken stock, puree to mix, and transfer the mixture to a medium saucepan. Whisk in the remaining chicken stock and the milk, add the lemon juice, and place the pan over medium-high heat. When the soup comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover the pan and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the salt and pepper.

Serve in shallow soup bowls, garnished with a dollop of the salsa.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
TOO HOT TAMALES with Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # TH-6238 broadcast 01-26-1997) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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