Sopa De Platano ( Plantain Soup)

Submitted by mimi C

"This Is my favorite soup! Serve it with white rice and avocado--delicious!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 3 medium green plantains
• 1 cup sofrito sauce
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 2 tablespoons sazon goya con culantro y achiote
• adobo seasoning (to taste)
• water (Large pot 3/4 full)
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

directions

1. Fill pot 3/4 way full of water.
2. Crumble raw Ground beef into water.
3. Add Adobo, sazon and bouillon cubes.
4. Add oil to a small pot, cook sofrito about 3-4 minutes on med high heat. Add to water.
5. Grate Plantains on a cheese grater ( finest part of the grater)
6. Add the plantains to the rest of the ingredients.
7. Add as much tomato sauce as you like.its up to you. I add the whole can.
8. 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.
9. Serve with rice!
10. SOFRITO.
11. 1 white onion.
12. 1 green bell pepper.
13. 1 bunch of cilantro.
14. 3 cloves of garlic.
15. 2 tbs. of oregano.
16. Chop and puree all ingredients. Freeze the rest to use in other recipes (it's the best magic seasoning!).

Reviews

[Caribbean_starfruit]

Made it with lean ground turkey instead. I had bought the ingredients ahead of time so my plantains were yellow, not green but it a dded a sweet flavor to the soup. I made the soup on a Sunday afternoon for a friends gathering, I accompanied it with white fluffy rice and "agua de panela" and my friends really loved it, this is a really easy to follow delicious soup, one that I will make over and over again. Than you Mimi!