Roasted Poblano Pepper Soup:
- Prepare the poblano peppers (place whole peppers on a foil-lined, rimmed baking sheet and heat under broiler until charred—I set the timer for 7 minutes and keep rotating them and resetting the timer until all sides are charred; let peppers cool; remove skins and seeds). Chop the peppers.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Place chopped onion and celery in the saucepan and sauté approximately 10 minutes, until onion and celery is tender.
- Add the poblano peppers and ½ can of chicken broth.
- Increase heat until broth and vegetable mixture comes to a simmer. Simmer for 15 minutes.
- Turn off heat. Using immersion blender (or batches in regular blender), blend the broth and vegetable mixture until creamy—you may have to add a little cream here if it is too thick to blend, but don’t over-blend once you add the cream. Stir in heavy cream and salt.
Roasted Red Pepper Soup:
- Prepare the red bell peppers (place whole peppers on foil-lined, rimmed baking sheet and heat under broiler until charred—I set the timer for 7 minutes and keep rotating them and resetting the timer until all sides are charred; let peppers cool; remove skins and seeds). Chop the peppers.
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Place chopped red bell peppers, onion, and garlic in the saucepan and sauté approximately 10 minutes, until onion is tender.
- Pour in the chicken broth. Increase heat until broth and vegetable mixture comes to a simmer. Simmer for 15 minutes.
- Turn off heat. Using immersion blender (or batches in regular blender), blend the broth and vegetable mixture until creamy. Stir in heavy cream and salt.
Combine both soups in a ratio of ¼ poblano pepper soup to ¾ red pepper soup and serve in a shallow bowl. Enjoy!