Aguají or Sopa de Plátano Verde [Video+Recipe] Green Plantain Soup

Sopa de platano verde or aguaji (green plantain soup).

Aguají or Sopa de Plátano Verde [Video+Recipe] Green Plantain Soup

People from the Caribbean love the taste of the wonderful plantain. Aguají, or sopa de plátano verde is a roasted green plantain soup that is typically served for comfort and nourishment.

Course Soup

Cuisine Caribbean, Dominican, Latino

Keyword garlic plantain soup, sopa de tostones, vegan soup for upset stomach, vegetarian soup for upset stomach

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 55

Total Time 1 5

Servings servings

Calories 277kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

3 plantain (green, unripe) peeled
6 cloves garlic lightly crushed
1 stalk leek cut into slices (see notes)
4 leaves cilantro ancho (culantro or recao)
6 allspice berries (malagüeta)
teaspoon oregano (dry, ground)
3 tablespoons olive oil
¾ tablespoon salt (or more, to taste), divided
teaspoon pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground)
1 handful cilantro (optional)

Instructions

1. Roasting plantain

Roast the peeled plantains in a preheated oven at 400 ºF (200 ºC) for 35 mins. The plantains will turn a light golden color, and become crispy on the outside.
Remove from the oven and crush lightly with a mortar and pestle.

2. Boiling soup

Heat 2 qt [2 lt] of water over medium heat in a medium soup pot. Add the garlic, leek, cilantro ancho, all-spice berries, oregano, oil, salt, and pepper. Stir.
Simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes, adding more water if necessary to maintain the same liquid level.
Add the crushed plantains and boil until the plantains are heated through but do not let them boil, they should still have some bite.

3. Serving

Remove from the heat, and sprinkle with the cilantro leaves.
Discard the allspice berries.
Taste and add salt to taste if necessary, and serve hot.

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