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Potato-Cilantro Bisque

This comforting soup is delicately spiced with classic flavors and ingredients of the Southwest.

Cooks' Note

Suggested Beverage: Mount Palomar Winery in Temecula, California, makes the only Cortese (a northern Italian white wine grape variety) in the United States, as far as I know. Winemaker Etienne Cowper discovered Cortese vines in an abandoned vineyard in New Mexico and moved cuttings to a vineyard in Temecula. It’s a crisp, delightful wine and goes beautifully with this soup.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 4

Ingredients

4 large russet potatoes, peeled and quartered
6 cups chicken stock (page 91) or water
3 cloves garlic, whole
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 (4-ounce) can diced roasted green chiles
1 bunch green onions, green parts only, thinly sliced
1/2 cup cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped
1 cup sour cream
Salt

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Place the potatoes, stock, and garlic in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for about 4 hours, until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork. Using a handheld blender, carefully purée the potatoes and garlic until smooth.

    Step 2

    Grind the coriander and cumin seeds in a coffee mill or using a mortar and pestle and add to the soup. Add the chiles, green onions, cilantro, sour cream, and salt to taste and stir well. Continue cooking for 1 hour. Ladle into bowls and serve at once.

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