Patacón Soup

Name: Patacón Soup
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 1/4 cups water (1 liter); 2 green plantains; 1 cup milk (240 ml); 2 green onions, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 tablespoon annatto (achiote); Fresh herbs, finely chopped; Salt, to taste; 1 serving crumbled cheese; 4 potatoes, chopped

Mary Alexa @cook_5686285

Patacón Soup

Mary Alexa @cook_5686285

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Ingredients

4 1/4 cupswater (1 liter)
2green plantains
1 cupmilk (240 ml)
2green onions, finely chopped
2 tablespoonsbutter
1 tablespoonannatto (achiote)
Fresh herbs, finely chopped
Salt, to taste
1serving crumbled cheese
4potatoes, chopped

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Steps

1

Once the water is boiling, add the potatoes, cut into quarters.
2

In a pot, boil the water with the chopped green onions, annatto, and salt to taste.
3

Meanwhile, prepare the patacones (fried green plantain slices) as usual.
4

Once the patacones are ready, add the milk to the soup, then add the patacones.
5

Finally, add the cheese and butter. Let the soup boil for about 3 more minutes. Then add the fresh herbs.
6

To thicken the soup, mash it a bit with a potato masher or similar tool.