Jaxon's Potato Chile Soup

Jaxon's is local and they make the best potato soup with green chile. The recipe is printed in the El Paso Junior League cookbook and there have been people to buy the cookbook for this recipe.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 8 cups

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup  fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
• 1⁄4 cup  fresh long green chili, roasted, peeled, seeded and finally chopped (about 3 medium)
• 1  cup  of finely chopped onion
• 2  lbs potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 4  cups chicken broth
• 2  tablespoons butter
• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 3  cups milk (May use 1-1/2 cups milk and 1-1/2 cups half and half)
•  cheddar cheese or  monterey jack cheese, shredded

Directions

1. Combine the first 6 ingredients.
2. Bring to a boil and reduce heat, simmer 20 minutes.
3. In a separate pan, melt the butter over low heat, add flour and blend until smooth.
4. Cook the roux over low heat for 3 minutes, constantly moving it so it will not scorch.
5. Strain liquid from potato/chile mixture and reserve 3 cups of the liquid.
6. Mash half the potato/chile mixture, reserving the other half.
7. Stir the reserved cooking liquid into the roux, raise the heat and whisk with a wire whip until thickened.
8. Add milk to thickened liquid and continue to stir until it comes to a simmer.
9. Turn off the heat, add mashed and unmashed potato/chile mixture.
10. Serve topped with shredded cheese on top.