SOPA FRIA RECIPES

Steps:

• Melt butter in a stockpot over medium heat. Add leeks and onion; cook until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and jalapeno; cook 2 minutes. Add chayote, cilantro, and enough water to cover (about 8 cups); bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat; simmer until squash is soft, about 25 minutes.
• Prepare an ice bath. Puree mixture in a blender, working in batches so as not to fill more than halfway. Pass through a fine sieve into a large bowl set in ice bath. Season with salt; let cool completely, stirring frequently. Stir in cream.
• Just before serving, core apples and cut into 1/4-inch dice; stir half into soup. Garnish servings with remaining apple.

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a 2 qt sauce pan.
• Put the uncooked pasta, onions and garlic in 2 qt sauce pan.
• Stir regularly until onions become translucent and pasta has brown spots on it where it has fried.
• Put tomato sauce and salt in sauce pan.
• Put enough water in saucepan to cover pasta completely but not too much.
• Stir then cover saucepan and let simmer for 5 minutes.
• Uncover saucepan and let water cook down until sauce nearly disappears, stirring ocassionally.
• Once the liquid has mostly disappeared, sprinkle with cheese, take off heat and cover with lid so cheese can melt.