Chorizo & Queso Soup
Creative Meals
A Recipe by El Popular
This Soup’s The ‘Cheese’ Knees. Chef March has taken a traditional Mexican sopa de queso, or cheese soup, recipe and transformed it with El Popular Chorizo to create a delicious Chorizo & Queso Soup! Enjoy the smooth creaminess of melted queso, and the savoriness of chorizo in this soul-warming soup. Recipe by: Chester March; Ivy Tech- East Chicago Campus; entered in the 2012 Chorizo Contest.
Let’s Get Started
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Makes: 6 Servings
Ingredients
½ package El Popular “Original” Chorizo
4 tbsp. unsalted butter
1 quart low-sodium chicken broth, divided
¼ cup onions, chopped
¼ cup celery, chopped
¼ cup mushrooms, chopped
¼ cup carrots, chopped
1 clove garlic
1 tsp. dry mustard
Pinch of cayenne pepper
2 cups, milk scalded
4 oz. sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
Salt, to taste
White pepper, to taste
½ Mexican Dark Beer
Pretzel sticks or bread sticks, as a side
Directions
In a heavy sauce pan, over medium heat, sweat the vegetables in butter, do not brown.
Add dry mustard and cayenne pepper. Add 2 cups of broth.
Cook until vegetable are tender.
Puree the ingredients, and add the remaining 2 cups of broth.
Cook the chorizo in a skillet, drain and add to the vegetable mixture.
Scald the milk in a small pot.
Add the cheese into the milk to melt. Then add the mixture to the soup.
Add beer and heavy cream. Stir well.
Season with salt and white pepper to taste.
Ladle into bowls, and enjoy with pretzels.
Chorizo 101
Chorizo is a spicy sausage believed to have come from Ancient Rome and later adopted by the Spaniards who brought it to Mexico.
Unlike Spanish Chorizo — Mexican style is soft, raw, uncured, and uncooked.
Similar to how Americans view bacon, Chorizo is a versatile ingredient one can use to enhance any dish!
Directions
Remove casing from Chorizo links.
Place desired amount in a non-stick skillet.
Break-up Chorizo while cooking at medium heat.
Sauté for 7-8 minutes until the Chorizo is fully cooked or the internal temperature has reached 165 degrees (F).
Enjoy on or in any dish.
Chorizo 101
Chorizo is a spicy sausage believed to have come from Ancient Rome and later adopted by the Spaniards who brought it to Mexico.
Unlike Spanish Chorizo — Mexican style is soft and comes raw, uncured, and uncooked.
Similar to how Americans view bacon, Chorizo is a versatile ingredient one can use to enhance any dish!
Directions
Remove casing from Chorizo links.
Place desired amount in a non-stick skillet.
Break-up Chorizo while cooking at medium heat.
Sauté for 7-8 minutes until the Chorizo is fully cooked or the internal temperature has reached 165 degrees (F).
Enjoy on or in any dish.