Recipe - Green-Chili Chicken Chowder

4 Whole fryers
2 Leeks; quartered
4 Carrots; largely dice
2 Red onions with skins left
on, quartered
2 Bay leaves
1 bn Parsley; stems removed
8 Potatoes; peeled and minced
4 qt Heavy cream
2 tablespoon Oregano; dried
1 teaspoon Marjoram; dried
1 One half teaspoon Cumin; dried
1 tablespoon Cayenne pepper
2 teaspoon Fajita seasoning
5 pound Poblano chilies
1 bn Cilantro; trimmed of stems,
coarsely chopped
Sea salt and fresh ground
black pepper, to taste

Roast then peel, seed and dice the poblanos.

In large stainless steel, enamel or other nonreactive stock pot, add
chickens, leeks, carrots, red onions, bay leaves and parsley.

Cover with water and simmer until chickens are cooked through.

Remove chickens from pot and let cool. Continue cooking stock until it is
reduced by onefourth of the original volume. Remove half of the stock and
reserve.

To the other half of the stock, add potatoes, cream and spices. Start it
cooking. Do not season with salt and pepper at this time.

Pull meat and skin from bones of the chicken. Leave meat in chunks as you
pulled it from the chicken. Do not dice chicken or it may shred as it is
cooked more.

Place bones and half of the skin back into the reserved cooking liquid.
Place it over medium heat. Let it cook until potatoes cooking in other pot
are just tender.

Strain bonestock mixture through a chinoise or fine strainer. Combine with
this stock with potatocreamstock mixture. Place poblanos into pot.

Cook on a slow simmer until all vegetables are semisoft. Add cilantro, salt
and pepper to taste. Bring to a slow rolling boil, reduce heat and simmer
for 10 minutes.

Finish soup by preparing a lightly seasoned roux. Melt One half pound butter and
gradually add One half pound (slightly less than 1 cup) flour. Cook about 1 to 2
minutes, stirring. Add to soup and mix well.

Serve soup in a shallow bowl and garnish with a sprig of cilantro.

Recipe by: Dave Maplethorpe

Posted to CHILEHEADS DIGEST V4 #152 by "Chateau Stripmine"
chateaustripmin@mcn.net on Oct 7, 1997