Creamy potato-mushroom soup with bacon and cilantro from Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen: Capturing the Vibrant Flavors of a World-Class Cuisine (page 129) by Rick Bayless

  • buttermilk
  • cilantro
  • heavy whipping cream
  • garlic
  • tomatoes
  • chicken broth
  • tomatillos
  • green chiles
  • shiitake mushrooms
  • white onions
  • pasilla chiles
  • cooked bacon
  • dried pasilla chiles
  • yellow-fleshed potatoes
  • EYB Comments

    Can substitute cilantro for epazote, anise seeds for hoja santa, any mushrooms for shiitake mushrooms; sour cream, buttermilk, or yogurt for buttermilk; and heavy cream for the book's "Thick cream" specified in this recipe.

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  • Eat Your Books

    Can substitute cilantro for epazote, anise seeds for hoja santa, any mushrooms for shiitake mushrooms; sour cream, buttermilk, or yogurt for buttermilk; and heavy cream for the book's "Thick cream" specified in this recipe.

  • mcvl on April 17, 2020

    Look, I had to do so much substitution (#covidcooking) that what I'm reviewing is in no way the dish Rick intended, but what I got was kind of gloppy and gross.

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