Brad's cream of chicken Verde soup.
You can cook Brad's cream of chicken Verde soup using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Brad's cream of chicken Verde soup
- It’s of For the soup.
- It’s 2 of LG split chicken breasts.
- It’s 10 of large tomatillos.
- Prepare 1 of large pasilla pepper.
- Prepare 1 of medium onion, chopped.
- Prepare 2 tbs of minced garlic.
- Prepare of Juice of 2 limes.
- It’s 1/2 bunch of cilantro, chopped.
- You need 12 of fluid oz heavy cream.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of cornstarch mix with equal cold water.
- It’s 2 tsp of granulated chicken bouillon, or to taste.
- It’s of Queso fresco for garnish.
Brad's cream of chicken Verde soup step by step
- Place oven rack on highest setting. Preheat broiler. Place pasilla pepper directly on rack. Broil until skin is charred on all sides. Keep a close eye on it and rotate often. When completely charred, remove from oven and place in a plastic bag. Twist to seal bag and set aside for ten minutes..
- Bring 2 qts water to boil in a large stock pot. When boiling place chicken in water. Boil 10 minutes. Remove and set aside to cool. Chicken should be a hair under done. When cool, remove skin and bones. Discard. Shred chicken with a fork..
- Dehusk and wash tomatillos. In the same water, boil tomatillos until soft and they start to split. Remove from water and place in a blender..
- Remove skin, stem and seeds from the pepper. Place it in the blender with tomatillos. Blend until pureed..
- At the same time you are doing this, melt 1 tbs butter in a fry pan over medium low heat. Add onions. Sauté until carmelized. Add garlic and saute 1 more minute..
- Add lime juice and bouillon to the water that you boiled the chicken and tomatillos in. Bring back to a boil for 2 minutes..
- Add cilantro and cream to the water. Reduce heat to medium low. Stir constantly until mixture comes to a simmer. A little at a time, add cornstarch mixture until it reaches desired thickness. Stir constantly..
- Add chicken back to pot cook 2 more minutes. Check flavor. Add more bouillon if desired..
- Place soup in a bowl. Garnish with crumbled queso fresco. Serve with rice, beans, and warmed tortillas. Enjoy..