Elegant soup that is actually simplicity itself to make, this Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Brazilian Sopa de Palmito uses just a few simple ingredients to make a creamy, tangy soup in minutes. This is a super simple, pour and cook recipe that makes a great side dish, or a full meal with a side salad or bread.
Here is a simple soup that tastes like you spent hours making it. Heart of Palm Soup or Sopa de Palmito.
WHAT EXACTLY ARE HEARTS OF PALM?
Heart of Palm is a very popular vegetable in South America. It takes a long time to get hearts of palm, which is the core of the stem of a palm. So you harvest the tree, you chop off the outside bark, you get to the center core which is the edible part. Hearts of palm are a traditional food that goes back centuries. The nuts and the heart of a particular palm tree were eaten as regular foods.
Well, it may be time-consuming. It only took me long enough to drive to the grocery, find a can of it, open the can and voila. Yay modern times!
I've only ever eaten this soup hot, but I am told it can also be consumed chilled, which actually sounds really good. I would love to tell you more about this soup, but I don't know much about it--I just know I had it once and I fell in love with it, and have been wanting to cook it, so here we go. Instant Pot Brazilian Sopa De Palmito.
If you love soups--which I totally do-- you might enjoy this Low Carb Italian Sausage Kale Soup.
Another great Instant Pot soup recipe is my Pressure Cooker IKEA Swedish Meatballs Soup.
EQUIPMENT YOU MAY NEED TO MAKE THIS INSTANT POT PRESSURE COOKER BRAZILIAN SOPA DE PALMITO:
- Instant Pot Mini Duo, or Instant pot 6 quarts, or Instant Pot 8 Quarts
- Measuring Cups
- My favorite Cutting Board
- Good set of Kitchen Knives
- A great immersion blender
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- Zucchini Lasagna- You won't even miss the pasta.
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Ingredients
- 1 14.5 ounce (1 14.5 ounce) can hearts of palm, undrained
- 1 cup (160 g) onions, chopped
- 2.5 cups (587.5 g) Chicken Broth
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) Kosher Salt
- 1.5 teaspoons (1.5 teaspoons) Ground Black Pepper
For Finishing
- 3/4 cup (178.5 g) Heavy Cream
- 1/2 cup (50 g) shredded parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) Ground Nutmeg
- 1/4 cup (25 g) Chopped Green Scallions
Instructions
- Cut up the hearts of palm into chunks and place into the inner liner of your instant pot, along with liquid from the can.
- Add onions, garlic, chicken broth, salt and pepper.
- Cook on high pressure for 5 minutes, and let the pot sit undisturbed for 10 minutes
- Release all remaining pressure.
- Using an immersion blender, purée the soup until smooth.
- Stir in the heavy cream, cheese, and nutmeg and pulse the immersion blender until everything is mixed well. If you are dairy-free, you can try full-fat coconut milk instead.
- Garnish with chopped scallions and serve.
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Irene
The ingredients don’t list garlic, but the instructions do. Being a careful follower of Urvashi’s cooking, I put lots in anyway! It’s delicious.
Kelley
I love the soup bowl. Where did you get it?
URVASHI PITRE
Hmm good question. Sur la Table I think?
Audrey
can this soup be frozen/
URVASHI PITRE
Yes but reheat gently so the cream doesn’t separate
Robin
This was so delicious I can’t stop thinking about making it again! And so simple. My family raves and it surpassed my avgolemono as my family’s favorite soup.
URVASHI PITRE
Oh that is fantastic!
Kasey
I just made this and it is DEVINE!!! Thank you!
Monica Schalock
I made this last week and enjoyed it very much. I didn't change the recipe in any way. This is one I'll keep and make again.
Heather H.
How much garlic do you suggest? I don't see it in the ingredient list but it is in the directions. I'm looking forward to trying this soon - I love hearts of palm!
URVASHI PITRE
6-8 cloves or 1 tablespoon minced garlic is what I’d recommend
Lauren Imbruglia
Seems like it's keto too, but the recipe doesn't say that. Is it? It's pretty low carb.
URVASHI PITRE
It is actually. I should prob code it that way
Cathy
Just wondering about those calories! 231kcal = 231,000 per serving! Can you confirm that??
alaooks rich, but not that rich!
URVASHI PITRE
Not true of course. Not sure why the recipe card is showing that. It’s 231 calories
Marisa Carder
For some reason, especially on European nutrition labels, the abbreviation for "calories" is "kcal". In this instance, "k" doesn't mean "1,000" as in "kilobytes". =)