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== Description ==
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== Ingredients ==
=== Flavor Paste ===
* head of [[garlic]]
* 6 – 8 [[sun-dried tomatoes]]
* small handful of chopped [[almond]]s
* 2 dried [[pasilla chile|pasilla]] '''or''' [[California chile]] peppers
* 1 tsp [[oregano]]
* ¾ tsp [[cumin]]
* ½ tsp [[allspice]]
* dash of [[nutmeg]]
* [[salt]] and [[black pepper]]
* ⅓ cup [[olive oil]]

=== The Soup ===
* 2 quarts [[water]]
* 2 [[chicken broth|chicken bouillon]] cubes
* 1 large [[onion]] chopped
* 2 – 3 medium [[potato]]es cubed
* 1 [[butternut squash]] cubed
* large bunch fresh [[spinach]] chopped
* 10 – 12 (head) of roasted [[garlic]] cloves (same preparation as above)
* ½ tube of [[chorizo]] sausage
* ½ cups cubed [[pork loin]], [[chicken]] '''or''' [[beef]] stew meat
* [[salt]], [[black pepper]], [[cumin]], [[oregano]], [[allspice]] to taste

== Procedures ==
# Dry roast the unpeeled cloves of [[garlic]] over low/medium heat on a dry, thick-bottomed skillet for fifteen minutes turning until all sides are slightly charred.
# Roughly chop the sun drieds and roast for a few minutes turning often until browned and smoking.
# Toast [[almond]]s on same skillet until golden brown.
# Cut open [[chile peppers|chile]] pods, take out seeds and toast on skillet pressing down with back of wooden spoon until [[chile peppers|chile]] started to bubble and smoke, flip and repeat.
# Rehydrate the chiles in warm [[water]] for ten minutes.
# Add all other ingredients to blender or Cuisineart.
# Add chiles and a little of the [[water]] and blend until nearly smooth.
# The soup:.
# In thick-bottomed stew pot, brown the meat in dash of [[olive oil]] over med/high heat.
# Remove.
# In the rendered fat, saute the [[onion]]s until translucent.
# Add chorizo and saute until cooked.
# Add [[water]], bring to a boil, add meat and roasted [[garlic]] cloves and reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes.
# Add [[potato]]es and a few minutes later the [[squash]].
# When [[potato]]es are cooked, add [[spinach]] and simmer for a few minutes more.
# Serve in large bowls with grated parmesan and a dollop of [[sour cream]].

[[Category:Almond Recipes]]
[[Category:Beef Recipes]]
[[Category:Butternut squash Recipes]]
[[Category:California chile Recipes]]
[[Category:Chicken Recipes]]
[[Category:Chorizo Recipes]]
[[Category:Garlic Recipes]]
[[Category:Honduran cuisine]]
[[Category:Soup Recipes]]
[[Category:Meat Recipes]]
[[Category:Pork loin Recipes]]
[[Category:Potato Recipes]]