Creamy Spicy Oaxacan Sweet Onion Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 large yellow onions, peeled, halved, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/8 cup garlic, chopped
• 1/4 cup sherry wine
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 quarts chicken stock or 2 quarts vegetable stock
• 6 oaxacan chilies (or use canned chiles in adobe sauce or dried chipotle chiles)
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 poblano chiles, diced
• salt
• 12 slices baguette
• 2 ounces blue cheese
• 1/3 cup sauteed sliced onion

Recipe

• 1 sauté onions in butter until tender, about 5-10 minutes. take out about 1/3 cup for garnish and set aside. add garlic and sherry to the onions in pan. stir in flour and cook 1 minute. add chicken stock and chiles; bring to a boil. simmer 30 minutes. remove and discard chiles. add cream, cheese and diced poblano chiles. simmer 5-10 more minutes. adjust salt if necessary.
• 2 for garnish:.
• 3 spread baguette slices with blue cheese and warm.
• 4 for each serving, float a baguette slice in the center of each soup bowl. pile a couple of sautéed onions on baguette and serve. enjoy!