Tomatillo And Corn Soup

Ingredients

3 tb butter
1 onion
5 tomatillos
1 tb garlic
10 oz corn kernels
4 c chicken stock
1 c peas
6 sprigs cilantro
1 tb sugar

Instructions

-------------------------------------------------------------------------Tortilla chips Sour cream Chipped fresh cilantro Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, tomatillos and garlic and saute' 5 minutes. Mix in 4 cups corn, 3 cups stock, peas, and cilantro sprigs. Puree mixture in blender in batches. Return puree to pot and bring to simmer. Add chilies, spinach, sugar, remaining corn and remaining 1 cup stock to soup. Simmer 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before continuing.) Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with tortilla chips; top with sour cream and chopped cilantro.