Sopa De Platano - Plantain Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil, or as desired
1/2 cup chopped white onion
1 tablespoon sofrito
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 bay (laurel) leaf
salt and ground black pepper to taste
6 cups chicken stock
2 large green plantains, peeled and grated

Preparation

Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat; cook and stir onion until tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Add sofrito, garlic, cumin, bay leaf, salt, and pepper; cook and stir until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add chicken stock and bring to a boil.
Stir plantain into mixture and cook until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove bay leaf and blend mixture with an immersion blender until soup is smooth and thick.