Tomatillo And Tamarind Soup With Chayote Salad

Serves: 4

Presley Zulauf

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

44

Sweetness

56

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Canola Oil

1 cup

White Wine

5 cups

Chicken Stock

1

Salt

Directions:

1

To make the soup, heat canola oil in a large saucepan over medium heat

2

Add the onion, garlic and ginger and saute, stirring until brown and soft, about 6 minutes

3

Add the white wine and reduce by half

4

Stir in tamarind and tomatillos

5

Saute another 4 minutes

6

Add chicken stock and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer

7

Simmer soup until tomatillos turn from a dark green to a light green and are soft, about 20 minutes

8

Using a hand blender or a food processor, puree the soup mixture

9

Add the butter 1 piece at and time, blending again after each addition, to thicken the soup slightly

10

Season with sugar, salt and black pepper

11

To make the salad, roast Anaheim chiles under the broiler until skin turns black

12

When cooled, peel and cut chiles into 1/2-inch dice

13

Heat a saucepan over medium heat and add canola oil

14

Saute onion and garlic until soft but not brown, about 4 minutes

15

Add chayote and stir until tender but not soft, about 10 minutes

16

Add diced green chiles and season to taste

17

PLATING Ladle soup into bowls, spoon and portion of the chayote salad onto each and serve

18

Wine Suggestion: Tokay Pinot Gris, Domaine Paul Blanck, Alsace 1998