{"id":15504,"date":"2014-03-23T16:14:53","date_gmt":"2014-03-23T23:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=15504"},"modified":"2019-08-07T20:08:56","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T03:08:56","slug":"mexican-potato-beer-cheese-soup-with-poblano-crema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/mexican-potato-beer-cheese-soup-with-poblano-crema\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexican Potato Beer Cheese Soup with Poblano Crema"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n A modern twist on Caldo de Queso con Papas is the second in my Potatoes Around The World recipe series for the Idaho Potato Commission<\/a>. And a mighty fine, comforting soup it is. With a swirl of poblano crema, its touch of smoky green heat was just the ticket for St. Paddy’s Day, too. I debated whether to blend the pureed poblanos into the soup, but I wasn’t feeling it. Green soup for the mere sake of eating something green doesn’t appeal to me any more than green beer does. So the swirl won.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Truth be told, I was visiting my mom in Northwest Arkansas and had only very basic kitchen tools at my disposal, but what we love about soup is all you usually need is a single knife and a decent 3 quart or larger pot. And, in this case – a blender. Plus, this recipe doesn’t require any hard to find ingredients, so the local market had everything I needed and my basically empty refrigerator had a few stray bottles of beer from our last visit.<\/p>\n Among the strays was what looked to be a very fine craft beer called Cisco Grey Lady.\u00a0Brewed on Nantucket, Massachusetts by Cisco Brewers<\/a>, the artsy label indicated spicy notes and that the name “Grey Lady” comes from the nickname for the often-foggy island for which it is brewed. Further online investigation described it as a hazy, Belgian-style Wit which emits a complex, earthy nose with sophisticated notes, best paired with salad, fish, shellfish and also goes great with peppery style cheeses such as Monterey Pepper Jack and tangy style cheeses such as Brick, Edam and\u00a0Feta. A perfect ingredient for a potato cheese soup, was my thought. And it was.<\/p>\n However, if you want to stay with the Mexican theme, I suggest Negra Modelo with its clean taste, sweet, caramel notes and slight smokiness – especially if you decide to incorporate the poblano crema into the soup rather than using it as a condiment.<\/p>\n