Sopa De Platano (spicy Plantain And Corn Soup)

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 10 ounces plantains, peeled and sliced into discs (yellow)
• 1 large tomato, peeled and chopped
• 1 cup corn
• 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, chopped (1 tsp., if using dried)
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 pinch nutmeg, grated

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter in a large saucepan or pot over medium heat. add the onion and garlic, cooking until the onion is soft.
• 2 add plantains, corn, and tomato. cook for about five minutes.
• 3 add all of the remaining ingredients, except for the nutmeg, and simmer until the plantain slices are tender. add the nutmeg and serve hot.