Cream Of Zucchini Soup Crema De Calabacitas Recipes

Steps:

• Clean and quarter zucchini and potatoes. Peel and chop onion. In a large pot boil zucchini, potatoes and onion in water (just covering them) until very tender. Drain vegetables, but retain stock.
• In a blender, or with a hand blender, puree the cheese, zucchini, potatoes, onion and bouillon while adding stock, until desired consistency is reached. (If you're using a blender, do this in two batches.)
• Pour mixture back into large pot and bring to a boil. Salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• Wash zucchini. Cut off stem ends, then cut into large pieces. Place in a saucepan. Add water and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil. Cover and cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Cool zucchini in cooking liquid.
• Place zucchini, 1 cup cooking liquid and 2 Tablespoons cilantro in a blender; process until pureed.
• Heat butter in a medium saucepan. Add onion. Cook until tender but not browned. Stir in flour. Cook 1 minute. Add pureed zucchini mixture, evaporated milk and chicken broth. Stir to blend. Season with salt if needed. Stir over medium heat until soup comes to a boil.
• Serve at once or chill and serve cold. Garnish each serving with a few whole cilantro leaves.

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute onion in butter.
• In a large saucepan, combine boiling water with bouillon cubes.
• Add zucchini, herbs and seasonings, and the sauteed onion, along with the butter. Simmer until zucchini is tender.
• Remove and discard the bay leaf. (Don't forget this step, because if the bay leaf goes through the blender, it will spoil your soup!).
• Remove saucepan from stove and puree soup in blender, a few cups at a time. (Don't fill blender more than half full, and keep the lid on at all times. Hot liquid can be dangerous in a blender! Alternatively, you may be able to blend the soup in the pan by using a hand-held stick blender.).
• Return puree to saucepan and stir in milk. Reheat slightly, but don't boil.

Steps:

• CHILE CREAM SAUCE:.
• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Still cooking, add milk, salt and chicken broth. Gradually add flour, stirring until blended. Increase heat to medium. Add chiles. Cook, stirring, until sauce has a creamy texture (about 10 minutes). Makes 3 cups. Set aside to use for topping enchiladas.
• ZUCCHINI ENCHILADAS:.
• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Spread 1/2 cup of warm chile cream sauce in the bottom of a 2-quart baking dish and set aside rest of sauce, keeping it warm.
• In a bowl, mix shredded zucchini and 1 1/2 cups of the cheese. Set aside.
• Warm tortillas so they are pliable (do this according to package directions, or use whatever method you prefer). One by one, dip warmed tortillas in the pan of remaining sauce and remove immediately (if allowed to sit in the sauce, the tortilla will start to dissolve). Move each dipped tortilla to the baking dish and put 1/6 of the reserved filling mixture in the center of the tortilla. Roll each tortilla and arrange in the baking dish, seam side down. Repeat until all the tortillas and filling are used up. Cover enchiladas with remaining sauce and 1/2 cup cheese. Bake for approximately 20 minutes at 350ºF, or until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly. Remove from oven and top with chopped onion, crema/sour cream and cilantro, if using.

Steps:

• Saute onion in butter in a large saucepan until tender. Add the zucchini and broth; stir well. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until the zucchini is tender.
• Use an immersion blender to puree the zucchini/onion mix, or place in a blender.
• Return the pureed mixture to the saucepan. Stir in half and half and seasonings. Cook zucchini mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thoroughly heated. Ladle soup into individual soup bowls. Sprinkle evenly with shredded Cheddar cheese.

Steps:

• Fry onions, leak and curry in the oil, about 3 minutes.
• In another pan, cook potatoes and zucchini in 2 cups of the vegetable broth for 15-20 minutes.
• Add onionmix and cook another 5 minutes.
• Puree the soup either by hand or in a blender.
• Add the rest of the vegetable broth (2 cups) and heat the soup to boiling point.
• Add salt to taste.