Sopa De Platano Recipes

Steps:

• Add the garlic, tomatoes, red-pepper flakes, cumin and salt to a blender, and blend until smooth. Set aside.
• Heat a medium pot over medium, then add the oil. Add the fideo to the hot oil and cook until toasted and aromatic, about 5 minutes. Be sure to constantly mix the fideo so it toasts evenly.
• Reduce the heat to low, then add the blended tomato mixture.
• Add 5 cups of water to the pot, along with the celery, carrot and bay leaf. Mix and taste for salt, adjusting if necessary.
• Increase to medium heat until simmering, then reduce to medium-low. Cook for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the fideo is cooked through, the soup has melded together and the liquid has thickened.
• Remove the celery, carrot and bay leaf, and discard. Serve soup in bowls and top with any of your favorite sopa de fideo toppings.

Steps:

• Cut ends from plantains and peel fruit. Cut plantains into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Grate carrot. In a 4-quart heavy saucepan bring broth to a boil with plantains, carrot, and cumin. Simmer mixture, covered, until plantains are very tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• In a blender purée mixture in batches until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids) and season with pepper and salt. Soup keeps, covered and chilled, 3 days. Reheat soup before serving.

Steps:

• Fill pot 3/4 way full of water.
• Crumble raw Ground beef into water.
• Add Adobo, sazon and bouillon cubes.
• Add oil to a small pot, cook sofrito about 3-4 minutes on med high heat. Add to water.
• Grate Plantains on a cheese grater ( finest part of the grater)
• Add the plantains to the rest of the ingredients.
• Add as much tomato sauce as you like.its up to you. I add the whole can.
• Bring it all to a boil, then simmer on med low heat 1-1 1/2 hours. Season with more adobo ( or salt) to your taste, if needed.
• Serve with rice!
• SOFRITO.
• 1 white onion.
• 1 green bell pepper.
• 1 bunch of cilantro.
• 3 cloves of garlic.
• 2 tbs. of oregano.
• Chop and puree all ingredients. Freeze the rest to use in other recipes (it's the best magic seasoning!).