Sweet Potato and Roasted Plantain Soup with Fried Plantain and Smoked Chile Crema

Ingredients

• 2 cups canola oil 
• 1 cup coconut milk 
• 0.3 cup maple syrup pure
• 1  plantains green julienned peeled
• 2  plantains ripe
• 8 servings plantains pureed
• 8 servings salt 
• 8 servings salt and pepper to taste
• 4  sweet potatoes peeled mashed
• 8 cups vegetable stock 

Equipment

• food processor
• bowl
• frying pan
• baking sheet
• paper towels
• sauce pan
• ladle
• oven
• slotted spoon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Place plantain on a baking sheet and roast until skins are black and plantains are soft, remove and let cool. Peel and cut into chunks.
3. Heat maple syrup over medium heat, add the roasted plantain and saute until caramelized.
4. Remove with slotted spoon and place food processor and process until smooth.
5. Place potatoes, plantains and vegetable stock in a medium saucepan and cook for 30 minutes.
6. Add the coconut milk and cook for 5 minutes.
7. Place in a food processor and process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
8. Smoked Chile Crema: 1 cup creme fraiche 2 teaspoons chipotle pepper puree Salt
9. Combine creme fraiche and chipotle puree in a small bowl and season with salt. Assemble: Cilantro leaves Ladle soup into 8 bowls.
10. Drizzle with smoked chile crema and garnish with fried plantains and cilantro leaves.
11. Heat oil to 365 degrees F. in a medium skillet.
12. Add plantains in batches and cook until golden .
13. brown.
14. Remove to a plate lined with paper towels and season with salt.