RECIPES
Cuban Creamy Malanga Soup
Change up your soup game with a Cuban favorite: malanga. This root vegetable creates a similar consistency as potato-based soup, but adds a more complex, earthier flavor profile to this dish which can be served as a side or main course.
Serving
8 people
Time
75 mins
Difficulty
hardINGREDIENTS
- 6 cloves of peeled garlic
- 2 Tbps olive oil
- 2 lbs malanga
- 4 cups chicken broth
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- ½ cup half-and-half
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat your oven to 375 °F.
- In an oven-safe bowl, combine garlic and olive oil. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until garlic has softened. Set aside.
- Peel and cut malanga into large chunks. You can also substitute this with other tropical starches from our collection, such as eddoes or yuca.
- In a soup pot over medium-high heat, combine cut malanga, chicken broth, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil.
- Once boiled, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for about 35 to 40 minutes or until the malanga is tender.
- In a food processor or blender, puree one cup at a time of the malanga and broth mixture with the roasted garlic and olive oil until smooth.
- Slowly add half-and-half and stir until well-combined.
- Serve with additional olive oil swirled on top and garnish, if desired.
