Ever since I discovered that I can order Cuitlacoche online
Huitlacoche or Cuitlacoche is traditionally eaten in Mexico and I tried it for the first time as we drove through Mexico when I was a tween. My cousin was getting married in Virginia and the plane tickets where just crazy expensive so my parents decided that we would drive there …. from Guatemala. Now that I think about it, it seems pretty crazy but it was an unforgettable adventure and we got to see so many things we would have never seen before.
I still vividly remember stopping in small towns, among them Catemaco, and being introduced to all sorts of new foods from huitlacoche quesadillas and hachinango a la Veracruzana. In my early twenties I traveled to Mexico City, again to attend a wedding, this time one of my best friends who was studying in Mexico at the time was getting married. I loved the city and one I explored streets, plazas and restaurants with the same curiosity and awe trying everything from chapulines to my first fish tacos. And every chance I got I would order Cuitlacoche
Cuitlacoche, is not only delicious but it also brings back memories of those days of traveling and exploring new places and new tastes. After making some chicken and huitlacoche tacos and since it’s been quite chilly lately I decided to try and make a huitlacoche soup, perfect for those cool afternoons where you just want to stay inside and eat some comfort food.
Cream of Huitlacoche Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon good olive oil
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 2 cups of huitlacoche mushrooms
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- ½ cup dry white wine
- 1 cup half-and-half
- ½ cup low sodium chicken stock plus 2 tablespoons
- 1/4 cup Mexican cream
- 1/2 cup minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
Instructions
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Heat oil and butter on medium heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until onion is translucent.
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Add huitlacoche and salt and pepper to taste. Saute for two or three minutes on medium high heat moving constantly until all liquid evaporates.
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Remove huitlacoche mixture from heat and pour in blender.
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Add half and half and blend until smooth.
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Return the huitlacoche mixture to the pan.
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Add ½ cup chicken stock and wine and simmer for 5 minutes.
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Mix two tablespoons of chicken stock and corn starch and add to the mixture moving constantly until it reaches desired consistency.
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Remove from heat, serve and top with a tablespoon or two of Mexican cream and parsley for garnish.
Paula studied architecture and now makes a living as a freelance writer,traveler and amateur photographer.She started her writing & publishing career as the editor of Bebé y Mamá, the first parenting magazine in Guatemala.She is the founder of www.GrowingUpBilingual.com and www.365thingsswfl.com and writes articles in Spanish and English for both magazines and the web on travel,food and bicultural and bilingual parenting .
When she is not on a plane or road trip she likes to create recipes inspired in the flavors of her native Guatemala.
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This sounds really good. Thank you for sharing with us.
I have a jar of huitlacoche. Can I use them to make the soup ?
Hi David,
You can certainly use canned huitlacoche to make this recipe. I can only get canned huitlacoche here in the USA so I use it a lot.
I have a small can of cuitalacoche and would love to know how much of canned in grams would equal the amount in fresh since they do not sell fresh here.
I used canned not fresh cuitlacoche for this recipe. So you would need 2 cups of canned cuitlacoche for this recipe.