Comments on: Chayote and poblano soup

By: BOB RATLIFF

BOB RATLIFF — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:24:51 +0000

Chayote is so bland it will go with almost anything. We have plenty of the here in the panama mountains. A quick salad is chayote, onion, tomato with mayo. A GOOGLE search will give you plenty of recipes.

PANAMABOB

By: BOB RATLIFF

BOB RATLIFF — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:22:10 +0000

No Chayote has little taste.
bob

By: Nancy Nevada

Nancy Nevada — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:25:59 +0000

What I love about this recipe is although it uses two unique ingredients to my kitchen, that is the base of them. It is not as if I have to buy a ton of extra to experience the flavors of the chayote and the poblano; it’s a very economical meal.

That said, we all we had, pretty much, was chayote, poblano and broth. We decided to experiment a tad. I thought ‘mole’ and added a touch of dutch processed cocoa to mine. It was great! That said, I secretly think it was a little better pre-mole – the simplicity of the flavors was light and spicy. I do wish we had cilantro handy; that would have added a lovely flavor component.

Thank you for such a wonderful recipe!

By: Patsy

Patsy — Sat, 16 May 2009 14:32:50 +0000

I like the chayote cooked with chicken and tomatoes in my iron skillet. I add cumin and a hint of chili powder, but I bet that poblano (growing in my garden right now) would be good to add. I will definitely try your soup recipe even though it is summer!!

By: Barbara Freeman

Barbara Freeman — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:24:11 +0000

Hi, My daughter sent me this page and we both made this soup, somewhat differently, but similar and WOW, it’s a keeper! I used a whole onion, a bit of red pepper flakes, duck broth (it’s what I had on hand) and two poblanos. Sauted the onion, added the flakes, squash and broth,… cooked while I did the peppers and then added them. After all was tender, did it all in the blender. Wow, nice and spicy! Thanks, I never used chayote before.

By: JAH

JAH — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:02:15 +0000

Made this as the soup dish for a dinner we had with some friends of ours. They all loved it! Thanks!

By: Nuria

Nuria — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:43:11 +0000

I love soups Ben! And I love to listen to you talking about winter . You DO love it!!!! I like it but not as much…
When I lived with my parents, during winter days, we would always have a bowl of soup for dinner.
I don’t find chayotes here… is it similar to a zuchinni?

By: [eatingclub] vancouver || js

[eatingclub] vancouver || js — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:45:22 +0000

I buy chayotes but I never know what to do with them. I give up and ask my mother to just stirfry them. This gives me a new idea. Thanks!

By: Elle

Elle — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:50:26 +0000

I never know what to do with those when I see them in the store–what a great idea!

By: Jude

Jude — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:38:00 +0000

I always wonder what to do with chayote… they look like grumpy old women on store shelves