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Sopa De Platano

Plantain Soup
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Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Cuban, Hispanic
Keyword: Plantains, Sopa, Soup
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 19 minutes
Servings: 4 people

Equipment

  • Pressure cooker
  • Blender

Ingredients

  • 3 Green plantains
  • 1 cup Onions diced
  • 3 cloves Garlic diced
  • 2 packs Beef flavored buillon (powdered) or two cubes of beef flavored buillon
  • 1 tbs Garlic powder
  • 2 tbsp Lime juice
  • 1 tsp Salt

Instructions

  • Peel the green plantains and chop into 1-2inch slices. Place in the pressure cooker. Fill with 8 cups of water. Add the onions, garlic, buillon, and garlic powder to the pressure cooker. Cook under pressure for 10 minutes.
  • Once done, release the pressure from the pressure cooker. Scoop out all of the plantains into a blender. Add 6 cups of the broth that is left in the pressure cooker. Add the salt and lime into the blender and puree in the blender. You may add more water, if you want the soup to come out more watery. You may also add salt to taste
  • Serve with a side of lime! Enjoy!

Notes

IF YOU MADE ROPA VIEJA YOU CAN USE THE  WATER THAT WAS IN THE PRESSURE COOKER ONCE YOU TAKE OUT THE MEAT. THAT WATER HAS NOW BECOME A BROHT FROM THE MEAT.  JUST ADD THE PLANTAINS, COOK FOR 10 MINUTES, AND THEN PLACE IN THE BLENDER USING THE LIQUID THATS IN THE PRESSURE COOKER. 
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